What's with the numbers?

[Docb]

Have just looked at the Afon Website. Distinct absence of any numbers and the vaguest reference to the technology used. Good luck to them but don't hold your breath is my reaction.

 

[ColinUK]

Looking at the Afon website and then a little further into Dr Sabih Chaudhry who is CEO.
He is a doctor but of philosophy and marketing.
No links anywhere to the “medical trails” they mention and I can’t easily find any on Google Scholar.

Caveat emptor.

 

[SimonP]

I guess the proof will be in the proverbial pudding as and when they come up with something that is commercially available (at which point I would also want to see the trials published and freely available and some independent studies).

I'm not sure being a doctor of philosophy (i.e. a Ph.D) is a bad thing (I hope not anyway!) - according to LinkedIn his PhD was in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, which sounds like a suitable background for someone involved in medical sensor tech.

No link, just thought I should comment as I originally said I thought it looked like one of the more promising devices, plus I wanted to clarify the doctor of philosophy thing (it's a not a great way of naming the degree, but that's how it's traditionally been done).

 

[harbottle]

A PhD is a highly specialised area of research and a title like that is meaningless. The only thing of real interest is what he researched to gain the title and whether or not it is linked to the product. Many companies base their product on work that was originally a PhD.

 

[SimonP]

Indeed. I have a Ph.D, but generally when I'm involved in projects people might want to know the area rather than the title of the thesis (though normally no-one asks!). I realise things are a little different in the biochem/biology spaces (I'm an Automotive Engineer fwiw). I'd expect someone with a Ph.D to know their area pretty well even if it's outside of the specific topic of their thesis (and to be able to pick up new areas quite rapidly by dint of their experience of doing research). He's also the CEO, not the CTO, so somewhat removed.

I feel I've dragged the thread off topic, my apologies, let's see what (if anything) comes of it and certainly be sceptical of any claims until we see hard evidence.

 

[harbottle]

Indeed. I have a Ph.D, but generally when I'm involved in projects people might want to know the area rather than the title of the thesis (though normally no-one asks!). I realise things are a little different in the biochem/biology spaces (I'm an Automotive Engineer fwiw). I'd expect someone with a Ph.D to know their area pretty well even if it's outside of the specific topic of their thesis (and to be able to pick up new areas quite rapidly by dint of their experience of doing research). He's also the CEO, not the CTO, so somewhat removed.

I feel I've dragged the thread off topic, my apologies, let's see what (if anything) comes of it and certainly be sceptical of any claims until we see hard evidence.

I have a PhD as well in 'computer science' which is a somewhat wide 'field' that can be anything from horrendous mathematical modelling to algorithms for parallel processing or graphics processing, some of which goes so far over my head it can see the curvature of the Earth. I can't even remember the name of my thesis!