Animorph Co-op

📣 We have exciting news! We've partnered with Challenge Works to provide accelerator activities for the Longitude Prize on Dementia, and we’re delighted that the five finalists have been announced! The prize, delivered by Challenge Works and funded by Alzheimer's Society and Innovate UK, is driving the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with the early stages of dementia, helping them to live independent, fulfilled lives so they are able to do the things they enjoy. The five finalists have been selected, and awarded £300,000 each to develop and validate their solutions over the next 15 months, for the chance to win the £1 million grand prize in 2026! 🇬🇧 CrossSense from Animorph Co-op Szczepan Orlins 🇵🇹 AUTONOMOUS from Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS 🇺🇸 Theora 360 from Clairvoyant Networks, Inc. 🇬🇧 Supersense Technologies from Supersense Technologies James Brown Matthew Ash 🇦🇺 Memory Aid from The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development and A2I2 Applied AI Institute Celia Harris PUBLIC is delighted to support accelerator activities to help this group of change-makers as they develop and commercialise impactful solutions! 💡 To find out more, read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/e8fAeRqk #DementiaInnovation #TechForGood #HealthTech #LongevityPrize #InclusiveInnovation Chiara Carlini Natasha Wren Alexander de Carvalho Ryan Shea Adam Sticca Sam Mingoia Rona Harvey

Yesterday evening's The One Show on BBC One featured a fascinating insight into some of the outstanding advances in medical technology to aid people who live with dementia. Over 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, and it is estimated that one in three people in the UK will develop dementia in their lifetime. The Longitude Prize on Dementia is funded by the Alzheimer's Society and Innovate UK with a goal of developing ground-breaking medical technology to support people with dementia. On last night's show, these amazing and exciting technologies from the five finalists were profiled... 🟢 Animorph Co-op in the UK are developing lightweight smart glasses that utilises AI technology to aid people's memory in remembering and understanding what objects are, what they do, and how to use them. 🟢 Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS in Portugal are developing a smart watch to help people stay on track with their day. 🟢 Clairvoyant Networks, Inc. in USA are developing a radar system that can predict and detect falls in homes. 🟢 The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development at Western Sydney University in Australia are producing daily use technology which helps with communication and day to day routines. 🟢 Supersense Technologies in the UK, are developing an at home sensory device that measures movements, temperature and humidity in a house, and sends SMS alerts for unexpected changes, to ensure monitoring of people with dementia can be done remotely. All finalists will receive £300,000 to develop their technologies over the next 15 months. The winner of which will receive £1,000,000 to develop their product. Amazing innovation. Congratulations, and good luck to all entrants. This really highlights how continued advancements in medical technology and AI can really shape a more positive future for people living with a number of conditions. Find out more about the Longitude Prize on Dementia here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/d97Xb2f8 And you can watch the feature here between 1.45-7.00 minutes (UK only) ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e_iNNxDP #medicaltechnology #ai #artificialintelligence #medtech #dementia

We are delighted to announce that our project has been selected as a Finalist of Longitude Prize on Dementia! We are very moved by this achievement and believe it is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team. We extend our gratitude to all who have supported us throughout this journey. We are now working closely with our partners including University of Sussex Leading Lives, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Injury, ORCRO, DigiLens Inc., NVIDIA and more. These collaborations are not only bolster our product development capabilities but also help us propel CrossSense towards market readiness. We are thankful to the Prize Team at Challenge Works and Alzheimer's Society for enabling us to unlock the full potential of CrossSense. We are committed to delivering this evidence-based product to help people living with dementia remain independent by supporting their ability to recall information. All systems go! Find out more about the project on our website: https://lnkd.in/ejthhrA6

📣 Tune in to BBC One's The One Show at 7pm BST this evening! We can assure you it's going to be worth a watch 🧠 If you miss the live broadcast, you can always catch up online at https://lnkd.in/ejEE2z94

We're thrilled to share who will be at Innovation Alley 2024 on the 10th Sept. Below is a sneak peek of just some of the innovative companies that will be there. Click through to see the full lineup now! https://lnkd.in/ebm7Qpw3 Get ready to explore cutting-edge tech from some of the most exciting startups and scaleups in Cambridge. From AI and quantum computing to biotech and cleantech, Innovation Alley will showcase the future. Don't miss your chance to connect with these game-changing companies. Animorph Co-op, Appella AI, Blueshift Memory, Ethicronics, EXRT ai, Intelligent Healthcare, EyeSea Green, FLIT, FinCrime Dynamics, Qujit Ltd, Neuro XR, Novai, Phantom Technology, sAInaptic, Virilitas Labs Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, or tech enthusiast, block your calendar for September 10th. Innovation Alley at Cambridge Tech Week is the place to see the tech that will shape our future. You can also book for the full Innovation Day programme. Get your tickets now before they sell out! See you at Innovation Alley! A huge thanks to our Innovation Alley sponsors: UEA for Business, cofinitive, Zetter Recruitment, Appleyard Lees IP LLP, Cambridge Enterprise, The Bradfield Centre and St John's Innovation Centre Ltd

We are thrilled to share that Animorph is still working on our StayingWell app with our collaborator Dr Fergus Kane, thanks to further funding from Innovate UK through UK Research and Innovation. With this funding we will continue to improve the design and development of StayingWell; a clinician-guided relapse prevention technology using #MixedReality to support people with bipolar, psychosis, depression, and anxiety disorders. We have already successfully delivered a feasibility study of v1 of the software, which combined MR with a desktop interface, where service users could select symptoms that apply to them, express them in the MR headset, and explore their 'relapse signatures' with the therapist. Our aim is now to co-design the personalised 'Staying Well Plan' features that service users co-create with the clinicians, and work towards making the app accessible to the millions of people in the UK who live with these disorders. https://lnkd.in/ejE_zFDZ

We are excited to have joined NVIDIA Inception which will turbocharge our work on CrossSense, our wearable #AR app for people living with dementia. NVIDIA hardware and expertise will facilitate fast, secure and private processing at the edge, delivering multimodal context-based assistive #AI capabilities that will have a transformational impact on the end users. The proof-of-concept already exists and we will showcase it at Cambridge Tech Week this September!

What a whirlwind July has been for us at Animorph! While we typically expect a slight summer slowdown, this month has been anything but quiet. Here are some of the updates: 🌊 Our Catchment: we're thrilled to have shipped a new version with more flood data, a rich content bar and GPS positioning on the map. The app helps users visualise and understand critical information about areas at risk of flooding, making it both informative and engaging. The thematic layers let users dive into the data and stories behind these themes. You can download the app here: https://lnkd.in/e7tXnfer And we're already hard at work on the next stage with The Bourne Stream! Blue Heart is part of the £200m Flood and coastal innovation programmes, managed by the Environment Agency. 🧠 EyeFocus: we’re in the final stage of our stroke rehabilitation project funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) i4i Connect. Our tablet-based eye-tracking system in EyeFocus has performed on par with industry standard eye tracking hardware. The app is currently being tested with stroke survivors by our partners at University of East Anglia, and we’re excited about early results. Learn more about the project and see sneak peeks from the app here: https://lnkd.in/ea77X-Sa 🚀 (not so) New project: We’ve kicked off an exciting new project that we can’t wait to share more about soon! 🤝 Industry and community events: We’ve been quite the social butterflies too, attending a range of industry events, community gatherings and workshops. From giving presentation at the Health Innovation Network Mindset Roadshow event at Guy's Hospital, through showcasing our work at a Stir to Action ABCs Festival in Bristol, to taking part in the data legacy workshop day at East Sussex County Council in Eastbourne and Board Strategy Day at Central Co-op in Lichfield, we’ve been energised by the incredible ideas and collaborations unfolding. 🗺️ Annual General Meeting update: last week, we held our Annual General Meeting where we approved an update to our social value policy. This year, we’ve agreed on new metrics that include unmet needs innovation, accessibility, empowerment, engagement, worker growth, environmental sustainability, scalability, and knowledge sharing. We believe these changes will help us demonstrate our impact in a more compelling way. Look out for our latest social value report before the end of summer! Animorph co-operative has now been going strong for 8 years, and we’re potentially undergoing our largest and most daring transition yet—a shift towards products. While we wish we could settle into summer, there’s so much happening on our screens and inside XR worlds that we can’t help but stay focused and committed to our mission of enhancing human potential with cutting-edge immersive technology. #ImmersiveTech #Innovation #TechForGood #FloodPrevention #StrokeRehabilitation #CommunityEngagement #SocialValue #XR #ContextualAI #AugmentedReality

Thank you Daniel Stanley and Stir to Action for inviting us to join the wonderful New Economy festival! Setting was superb and I learned a lot from the discussions. Very heartening to see how engaged everyone is in applying AI for public benefit and also being very considered and careful of how this is done. Thanks for the photos James Lawn and thanks to Animorph Co-op and the wonderful Szczepan Orlowski for showing us your mental health VR project! Looking forward to meeting the team soon x

Amazed by, and incredibly proud to be part of, this growing community of people exploring how extended reality can make a positive difference on mental health. There's a lot of road left to travel to support this technology, to evidence impact, to navigate the best use cases, to involve patients... This is just the start of an ongoing conversation. But the passionate, creative and caring people I have met on this roadshow so far, including at yesterday's packed-out London & South East event, give me so much hope that XR will increasingly provide really valuable, well evidenced, safe and effective, choice for people experiencing mental health challenges. Thanks to our amazing speakers Jen Martin who provided Keynote, our Chair James Woollard, and Ross O'Brien Sarah Ticho Aileen Jackson Shilpi Shobowale Animorph Co-op Phase Space Ltd Sean Carroll Dr Sarah Campbell Matteo Cella Emily Wheeler Dr Hugh Harvey - and to everyone who attended plus Innovate UK On to Cardiff Monday followed by Exeter on 19th July.