Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship for ACT Medical founder
Founder Joseph Bentley is an 1851 Enterprise Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering for his work with ACT Medical.
He was selected for a place after undergoing a rigorous and detailed application and interview process during the summer of 2022.
Admission comes with £50,000 of equity-free funding, which Joseph has used towards the ongoing development and testing of our system.
Benefits of Royal Academy Fellowship
The 1851 Enterprise Fellowship brings a host of opportunities in addition to the funding.
It includes tailored mentoring and training, access to the Academy’s networks, and lifetime membership to its Enterprise Hub.
Those who complete the programme also gain a package of lifetime support. This includes access to facilities, training programmes, PR and media support, networks of investors, experts, advisors, and Academy Fellows.
Impact of Enterprise Fellowship
The Royal Academy’s Enterprise Hub has provided training, mentoring, and £9.7 million in grant funding to more than 150 Enterprise Fellows.
Joseph’s Fellowship came as ACT Medical filed for patent protection. Research and development is currently under way to understand how our device could be engineered, tested and manufactured to meet the high medical standard required to take it to market.
ACT Medical has already won global recognition for its potential. In 2021 it became the first-ever winner of the International Medical James Dyson Award, receiving £30,000 in prize money.
The cohort for this year's RAEng Enterprise Fellowship
‘A prestigious programme and a great honour’
Joseph graduated from Loughborough University’s Product Design and Technology BSc in 2021.
He founded ACT Medical while a member of its LUinc. incubator.
Joseph said of the Enterprise Fellowship: “It is a great honour to be selected for this prestigious programme of training and mentorship by the Royal Academy.
“This Enterprise Fellowship will accelerate our plans for product development and testing, allowing us to get our device into the hands of first responders as soon as possible.”
As an Enterprise Fellow, he benefits from access to a wide range of resources and opportunities to support the further development of ACT Medical.
Joseph was also accepted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in January 2022.
ACT Medical’s award-winning medical device aims to save the lives of stabbing victims by stemming bleeding from knife wounds. Follow ACT Medical on LinkedIn for latest updates or email hello@actmedical.co.uk to speak to us directly.