Case studies · University spinout · Australia, 2014
ResApp Health
A smartphone app that assesses respiratory illness from the sound of a cough, built on University of Queensland research.
How big it got
From a university lab to Pfizer.
What they did differently (our reading)
License the science, then prove it clinically.
A university team's cough-sound research was licensed into a company, which built clinical evidence that made it valuable to a global drug maker.
Your turn
Which Thai university sound or voice research could become the next spinout?
- Thai-language voice screens for mood or memory
- Cough and breath screens for village health volunteers
- A licensing deal between a Thai university and a startup
These ideas are ours, to get you started.
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Oura
A smart ring that reads sleep, heart and activity signals, sold with a paid membership.
What signal could a Thai device or app read, in Thai, for Thai bodies?HYROX
A standardized fitness race: eight 1 km runs, each followed by a workout station, run the same way in every city.
What would a Thai fitness format look like, one that anyone could race?Oatly
An oat drink brand built on an enzyme process for oats, sold as an everyday alternative to dairy.
Which Thai ingredient could become the world's next everyday drink or food?Sources (1)
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