One problem in the digital world is: We cannot feel the interaction.
Prof. Sriram Subramanian is working on solutions for this problem. He has spun out Ultraleap from the University of Bristol. The company translates the research into products for the digital world.
In this episode, I will talk with Prof. Subramanian about real-life applications for his inventions, the importance of touch for well-being, and the potential for the life science industry.
Speaker:
Christian Soschner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansoschner/)
Sriram Subramanian (https://www.linkedin.com/in/srisub/)
Organizations:
CS Life Science Invest (https://lnkd.in/eyhWK7H)
UCL (https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-college-london/)
Ultraleap (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ultraleap/)
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Sriram Subramanian on Ultraleap, touchless tech, and digital worlds that feel human
(00:01:29) What mid-air haptics is: creating the sense of touch with ultrasound
(00:04:24) From UCL student project to Ultraleap spinout: how the company started
(00:07:01) Building a deep-tech company: IP negotiations, capital, and early customer pressure
(00:10:25) “Fundraising never stops”: the real financing lesson behind scientific spinouts
(00:12:24) Why the pandemic made touchless interfaces suddenly urgent
(00:14:23) How touchless kiosks work in supermarkets, ATMs, and public machines
(00:16:17) Beyond Minority Report: how tactile feedback makes touchless interfaces usable
(00:17:51) Acoustic levitation explained: floating objects in air and building real holograms
(00:22:01) Touchable holograms, digital hugs, and the future of human connection online
(00:29:46) Life science use cases: drug delivery, predator-prey research, and acoustic control
(00:36:20) Telemedicine and remote surgery: can doctors one day feel holograms?
(00:46:26) Virtual conferences, trust, and the missing magic of serendipitous networking
(00:49:34) The next big challenge: scaling holograms and making the tech mass-producible
(00:52:04) Advice to scientific entrepreneurs: use the university as a soft landing and take risks
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