{"id":4408,"date":"2024-03-29T09:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T09:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locelh2.org\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2024-05-06T09:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T09:14:35","slug":"loughborough-university-success-at-leicestershire-innovation-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locelh2.org\/fr\/loughborough-university-success-at-leicestershire-innovation-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Loughborough University success at Leicestershire Innovation Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Link to the original press release<\/a>
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By Carl Telford<\/span><\/div>\n\n
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Loughborough University\u2019s research and innovation activities enjoyed success at the Leicestershire Innovation Awards \u2013 receiving three awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Awards were hosted by broadcaster and actor Martin Ballard on Wednesday 20 March at the University\u2019s SportPark Pavilion 4<\/a> \u2013 one of just a handful of buildings in the UK to have attained Passivhaus Sustainability status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The University has been well represented in the region\u2019s flagship celebration of innovation since its launch in 2019. This year\u2019s Awards received a record number of nominations with almost 100 submitted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Two of the University\u2019s winners are Loughborough graduate start-ups \u2013 both launched from LUinc.<\/a>, the University\u2019s incubator on LUSEP<\/a>, its Science and Enterprise Park:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Moti Me
<\/strong>Category: Innovation in Sport, Well-being and Accessibility
Moti Me<\/a>is a physiotherapy-focused product to help children with disabilities. Since founding the company in 2021, Katie Michaels (BA Industrial Design and Technology, 2020) has been testing Moti Me prototypes with special needs schools and physiotherapy centres across the country, including Ashmount Primary School and STEPS Conductive Education Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Bug Factory
<\/strong>Category: Innovation in Food and Drink
Founded by Thomas Constant (Industrial Design and Technology, 2018), The Bug Factory<\/a> is revolutionising the food system through the creation of scalable, accessible and sustainable insect protein. Its innovative modular, circular-economy insect-rearing facilities empower feed enterprises to save money, reduce their environmental impact and achieve carbon-negative goals. Six months ago, Thomas relocated to Leicestershire to build a large-scale R&D insect farm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The third Award recognises the University\u2019s pioneering work in the field of green energy:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Unique lead-acid battery-electrolyser
<\/strong>Category: Innovation in STEM Industries
A team lead by Professor Dani Strickland<\/a> has developed the world\u2019s first lead-acid battery-electrolyser<\/a> \u2013 a low-cost system, making the use of excess renewable energy to produce hydrogen gas viable. The innovation is being accelerated for use in renewable energy-powered microgrids that support the world\u2019s poorest communities that have no access to electricity or clean cooking \u2013 issues which respectively affect 13% of the global population and 2.4 billion people. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Leicestershire Innovation Award 2024 for the lead battery-electrolyser.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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The University\u2019s commended finalists were:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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