Future worlds – shippies lead the way

The University of Southampton’s Future Worlds on campus start up accelerator recently featured inspirational talks by two of Ship Science’s many graduate Entrepeneurs.


Double graduate Dr Angus Webb talked of his experience creating DynamonĀ a start up providing analysis to help make transport logistics more efficient. For those who are interested in learning about Angus’ journey watch hisĀ inspirational talk
Tom Whicher was equally inspiring when describing how he went from studying Ship Science at the University of SouthamptonĀ to saving the NHS millions of pounds and 3000 yearsā€™ worth of missed appointments.
Tom Whicher is an NHS Innovation Fellow and the founder of DrDoctor, a digital health company transforming the way hospitals and patients communicate, by using pragmatic, common-sense technology to tackle the financial strain on the NHS – one hospital at a time. Currently deployed across 22 major hospitals around the UK including Guyā€™s and St Thomasā€™ & Great Ormond Street.
Angus and Tom’s talks wereĀ part of a regular series of 20MINFOUNDER talks from Future Worlds. The seriesĀ brings founders of disruptive startups onto campus to share inspiring stories and valuable tips for aspiring university entrepreneurs.