Emteq Limited

Producers of screen fiction face a daunting challenge in capturing the attention of audiences. The current gold standard used by industry CEOs and film content producers to understanding if a film or TV pilot will be commercially viable is audience testing. The structure of audience testing has changed little since it was first used in 1928\. A target aud...

As EU populations age, their risk of disease that impacts brain function leading to difficulties in everyday life and care requirements increases. Dementia (10M EU sufferers projected to double by 2030) and stroke (1.1M EU events each year) affect older members of society and significantly impact the individual who may then need additional help rehabilita...

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One in six UK adults are affected by a mental health disorder (ranging from phobias to psychosis), but most do not receive treatment (NHS Digital 2016). People who do receive treatment are more likely to be given general medication rather than a targeted and personalised psychological intervention. Yet, for many common mental health conditions, particular...

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There is a high emotional cost of treating multiple severely ill patients, triaging those to save, whilst working under severe resource constraints. Health care workers are engaged in a prolonged battle against a deadly, highly contagious illness with no known cure. Following the 2003 SARS outbreak, many health care workers reported high levels of stress,...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects over 6 million people worldwide. Half of Parkinson patients suffer from a condition called Freezing of Gait, where they feel as if their feet are "glued" to the ground. This sensation can occur when you start to walk or while walking and many last for several seconds to minutes. In t...

"Emteq Ltd, based at the Sussex Innovation Centre, is developing a wearable digital platform that allows real-time objective monitoring of novel markers of depression. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 300m people are living with depression. In the UK, up to 10% of people will suffer from depression at some point in their lives; acco...

Fatigue causes reduced mental or physical performance. It can be caused by sleep loss, extended wakefulness, 'body clock' mismatch (jetlag) or workload. It can lead to errors, sometimes with grave consequences. Workers operating in safety-critical environments, such as pilots, air traffic controllers, and surgeons, have strictly enforced rules governing w...

"Communication platforms have transitioned from a one-to-many structure (broadcast media) to a one to one interaction. This increasing personalisation means that ever more content is needed to match the growing number of demographic niches. In 2016, sales of VR headsets were below original market forecasts. The total number of units (not including their s...

Parkinson's Disease affects 30 million people worldwide (Frederico et al 2012) and is the second commonest neurodegenerative disorder. Symptoms include tremors, loss of facial expressivity, loss of vocal projection, muscle rigidity, dropping posture, walking difficulty. There are 10,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease (PD) each year in the UK. One reason...

We have developed novel, miniaturised muscle activity sensors that work without the need for invasive procedures. We aim to integrate these into a glasses frame. In combination with a six-axis motion sensor (gyroscope and accelerometer) we want to demonstrate: -Detection of corrugator (frown) muscle activity, without drawbacks of EMG (skin preparation, ob...