Design4 and Paxman Coolers Begin Three-Year Innovation Project

The existing Paxman Coolers cap system product

Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:51:00 GMT

An academic team from the School of Art, Design and Architecture's Design4 research group involving Dr Ertu Unver, Dr David Swann and Prof Michail Kagioglou in conjunction with Paxman Coolers has successfully attained £161,484 from the Innovate UK c/o of Knowledge Transfer Partnership award to conceive, design and develop a 3rd generation disposable cooling cap system supported by 3D printed tooling technologies to facilitate its mass manufacture. This three-year innovation project will enable the academic team together with a KTP associate to support Paxman's ambition is to become the leading global manufacturer and supplier of scalp cooling equipment and to establish scalp cooling universal, treatment practice for all cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy worldwide.

Hair loss is the most feared side effect of cancer chemotherapy treatment as it a constant reminder of the disease it is often perceived by patients as a source of shame and stigma typically marked by withdrawal from social and personal relationships.

This Knowledge Transfer Partnership award builds upon a previous collaboration with Paxman Coolers, a Huddersfield-based company, involving academics Dr Ertu Unver, Dr David Swann and Chris Howard from the BA/BSc Product Design team - a TSB funded, two-year project to develop a 2nd generation scalp-cooling cap using silicone sheet technologies that is currently being tested prior to full production.

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