Occuity is working at the cutting edge of ophthalmological instrumentation, developing machines that have never existed before both as commercially available clinical products and as systems with the potential to change how we understand chronic disease.
A key pillar of our long-term R&D strategy is our network of academic collaborators, giving us access to world-leading scientists, clinicians, and technologies.
These collaborations have unlocked access to state-of-the-art photonics and metrology technologies from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Durham, grant-funded collaborative projects with the Universities of Edinburgh and Reading, and clinical trials with City, University of London. These collaborations help us ensure that we have the latest in new technologies, but also the latest in understanding of biomedical research, ensuring that the instruments we develop are finely tuned to deep clinical needs.
This is very much a two-way street, ensuring that technologies and knowledge developed in universities can achieve the maximum impact, and providing opportunities for university students to experience R&D in an industrial setting. In the past three years, Occuity has hosted student placements from over ten different universities across the UK and Europe. This sharing of knowledge is a fundamental part of research and commercial translation. For example, the SBRI research project that started in February 2024 brings together photonics technologies developed in the University of Edinburgh, biomedical human lens research conducted at the University of Reading, and Occuity’s extensive capabilities in instrument development, and the (currently unpublished) results are already revealing insights relevant to disease screening.
The ability to combine this collaborative approach to R&D massively amplifies Occuity’s research capabilities. Occuity exists to develop solutions to humanity’s greatest health challenges through the invention of optical diagnostic technologies. Such an ambitious goal requires a combination of ambitious scientific thinking, drawing on some of the sharpest scientific minds in the country, and rigorous engineering discipline that acts to funnel the incredible breadth of R&D into the sophisticated hand-held, user-friendly devices that Occuity now sell.
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