Alistair Hann
English, 26, PhD in biomedical engineering and consultant to biotech startup. I am currently building an online travel search business, Zoombu. In the long-term I would like to return to medical devices, potentially with another medtech startup.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/... |
| Industries: | Biotech, Health, Internet, Travel |
| Skills: | Computer Engineering, Engineering, English, French, German, Software Engineering, Spanish |
| Location: | Oxford, UK |
| Groups: | Cambridge Technology Ventures Conference 2008, Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | Artificial Intelligence, Medical Devices, signal processing, travel search |
| Schools: | Princeton University, University of Oxford |
FEATURED STARTUP
zoombu
zoombu
An online portal to find and book the optimal door-to-door route between any two places
in Europe.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
FULL BIO
I studied engineering science at the University of Oxford, spending one year at Princeton University on an exchange program. Immediately afterwards I did a PhD in biomedical engineering at the University of Oxford, working on an alarm system for patients in high-dependency care. During my PhD I worked as a consultant for a med-tech startup that commercializes the intellectual property generated in our research group.
In February 2008 I was the joint winner of Oxford Enrepreneur's "Idea Idol" business idea competition, with my company 'zoombu'. 'Zoombu' integrates online travel search finding door-to-door journeys across all modes of transport between the UK and continental Europe. Users are presented with the cost and duration of the routes and simply select the one that meets their needs.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | University of Oxford |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | October 2007 - June 2008 |
| Description: | My research continues that of my DPhil - designing alarm systems that detect when hospital patients are deteriorating and are at risk of an adverse event, such as cardiac arrest.
The latest phase of research involves including depth of consciousness in the system, and developing methods of continuously monitoring a patient's depth of consciousness using the EEG. |
| Employer: | Oxford BioSignals Medical |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2005 - June 2008 |
| Description: | algorithm development, analysis of clinical trial results, writing patient monitor software. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Oxford |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Biomedical Engineering, DPhil |
| University: | University of Oxford |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Electrical and Information Engineering, MEng |
| University: | Princeton University |
| Time period: | 2003 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Electrical and Information Engineering |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | A randomised controlled trial of the effect of continuous electronic physiological monitoring on the adverse event rate in high risk medical and surgical patients.
Watkinson PJ, Barber VS, Price JD, Hann A, Tarassenko L, Young JD. Anaesthesia. 61(11) pp.1031-9, 2006 The value of data fusion for predicting alarms in critical care. Hann A, Tarassenko L, Patterson A, Barber V and Young D. 3rd IET Int. Conf. MEDSIP 2006 Integrated monitoring and analysis for early warning of patient deterioration. Tarassenko L, Hann A, Young D. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 97(2):pp.64-68, 2006 Multi-parameter monitoring for early warning of patient deterioration. Tarassenko L, Hann A, Patterson A, Braithwaite E, Davidson K, Barber V and Young D. 3rd IEE International Seminar on Medical Applications of Signal Processing, 2005 |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Princeton University Sailing Team, Oxford University Yacht Club, Swimming, Squash |
| Hobbies: | Travel, Cooking, Camping, Hiking |
| Clubs: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Memberships: | IET |
| Awards: | Winner of Idea Idol, Said Business School Oxford, 2008
IET Posgraduate Scholarship, 2006 Rolls Royce Commendation at the SET for Britain competition at the House of Commons, 2006 |
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zoombu
An online portal to find and book the optimal door-to-door route between any two places in Europe.
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Ian Hogarth
British, 26, CEO & co-founder of Songkick.com. I love live music!
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David Langer
Internet entrepreneur. Co-Founder & CEO, GroupSpaces Ltd. Blogger, davidlanger.co.uk
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Alexandra Jezeph
Oxford University Graduate with experience in art, journalism and real estate. Currently studying for a Masters in Spatial Planning. Involved in start ups in art and journalism. A keen debater.