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SUMMARY:CfEL's Enterprise Tuesday 2011/2012: Recognising Opportunities - D
 r Shamus Husheer\, CEO of Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC)\; and Rober
 t Brady\, External Director\, Cambridge IP
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CONTACT:Enterprise Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:The strap line\, “Here to make millions of women pregnant”
 \, seems to have captured the imagination of investors and customers alike
  for University spin-out *Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC)*. On *8th N
 ovember*\, *Dr Shamus Husheer*\, CEO of CTC\, will talk about how a young 
 team came up with an innovation and (with sheer persistence and the abilit
 y to promote the idea) have successfully taken it to market. He and *Rober
 t Brady*\, active mentor and investor for technology start-ups\, discuss h
 ow to galvanise belief in the merits of an idea and persuade investors it 
 is worth the risk.\n\n*When?* 8th November 2011. Registration is from 18:0
 0. The lecture starts at 18:30. Networking from 20:00. Refreshments are pr
 ovided.\n\n*Where?* University of Cambridge Department of Engineering\, LT
 0 \, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge\n\n*Registration:* Please register onl
 ine at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisetuesday/register
 .html\n\n*About Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC)*\n\nCambridge Tempera
 ture Concepts Limited (CTC) is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge
 \, commercialising an incredibly precise physiological temperature logging
  system initially applied to conception assistance (www.duofertility.com).
  DuoFertility consists of a wireless electronic sensor/datalogger\, hand-h
 eld reader\, PC software and server-side data analysis with feedback to th
 e user and their health providers. Published data shows that six months of
  use is as effective as IVF\, at 10% of the cost.\n\n*Guest speakers:*\n\n
 *Dr Shamus Husheer*\nCEO of Cambridge Temperature Concepts Limited (CTC)\n
 \nShamus founded the company with five other Cambridge graduates\, as the 
 inventor of the underlying technology and primary force in fundraising\, d
 evelopment and commercialisation. As technical expert\, he led the product
  development from a sheet of paper to internationally approved medical dev
 ice selling direct to consumers in less than 18 months and for under £1M 
 in total costs. Simultaneously as CEO he has orchestrated five Angel fundi
 ng rounds\, every one significantly over-subscribed\, raising in excess of
  £2M and retaining majority ownership of the company with the founders th
 roughout this process. The company now employs 15 people and sells interna
 tionally.\n\n*Robert Brady*\nExternal Director\, Cambridge IP\n\nAfter a P
 hD in superconductivity\, Robert worked as a fellow of Trinity College\, C
 ambridge. There he published two studies in the journal Nature: on the ele
 ctrolysis of copper sulfate solution (the copper electrodeposit is fractal
 )\, and on computer optimisation strategies gleaned from biological evolut
 ion. In 1985 Robert left his academic career to set up a company supplying
  software and services to the financial industry. The company listed on AI
 M in 2004\, as Brady plc. Robert became a non-executive director in 2009. 
 Robert's first love has always been early stage technology companies. He i
 s treasurer of the Cambridge Angels\, a business angel group\, and is an a
 ctive mentor and investor for technology start-ups. He is a director of Br
 ady (financial software)\, Cambridge IP (patent landscaping) and Hycagen (
 biodiesel).\n\nFor further information about the Enterprise Tuesday series
 \, please see  http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisetuesday/
 programme/timetable.html
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, Department of Engineering\, Trumpington Stree
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