TWO University of York researchers have been awarded Enterprise Fellowships to take their work in developing virtual-reality technology for health purposes into the commercial sector.
Dr Adar Pelah is to launch a company to commercialise his stroke rehabilitation technology, while Dr Stephen Smith will focus on clinically validating the technology, which includes algorithms to recognise and monitor Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, at medical centres in the UK, USA and Australia.
The fellowships from the Royal Academy of Engineering provide funding of up to £85,000 and will support the researchers to each spend a year exclusively committed to developing a business based on their ideas.
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