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Our 
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Sensory Design & Technology Ltd (trading as eScent) is a small design house and the owner of a wearable innovative platform with applications for the Creative Industries, Perfumery, Wellness & MedTech Industries. The company was established by Dr Tillotson, Prof Andreas Manz (lab-on-a-chip) and Jonathan Lloyd-Platt (fashion ecommerce) to commercialise Dr Tillotson's research on "eScent" from Central Saint Marô€†Ÿns, University of the Arts London (UAL). Her research in Sensory Design can be traced back as early as her BA (Hons) degree in Fashion Communication at Central Saint Martins and her PhD research at the Royal College of Art, supported by IFF. 

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The Scent Bubble® is a patented cutting-edge wearable technology that delivers personalised fragrance experiences by releasing scents in response to a user’s emotions and physical state. Unlike traditional perfumes, it dynamically adjusts scent intensity and timing, creating a context-driven "bubble" of aroma around the wearer. It blends fragrance notes to ensure long-lasting freshness and can be integrated into jewellery or smart clothing. With refillable capsules and eco-friendly design, Scent Bubble® enhances both sensory engagement and sustainability. This revolutionary innovation goes beyond the passive perfume bottle, offering an adaptive, immersive experience tailored to individual moods and environments.

1991

Dr Jenny Tillotson

BA (Hons), Central Saint Martins, Fashion Communication

2003 - 2013

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Senior Research Fellow - Scentsory Design - Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. 

  • 3 AHRC Awards

  • Churchill Fellowship

  • Adeline Andre haute couture

  • Philips

  • ​Olfacom

  • International Flavours Fragrances

  • Epigem

  • Watson Marlow

  • ​Slim Barrett​

  • Qualcomm

2019 - present

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Sensory Design & Technology Ltd AWARDS

  • ​Innovate UK

  • ​NIHR

  • Medilink Midlands

  • Leave-a-Nest

  • ERDF

  • Stelios Foundation

2004 - present

Sensory Design & Technology

PARTNERS

  • Imagination Factory

  • Anchored-In

  • Dr Glenis Scadding

  • Leonard Cheshire

  • Green Rose Chemistry

  • Health Innovation East 

  • 42 Technology

  • Steve Temple

  • Cambridge Consultants

  • Anglia Ruskin University

  • Dr Carolyn Mair 

  • HIVE Female Founders

  • ​Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

  • ​IFRA

  • RIFM​

  • Wisebird Network

  • RSA

  • British Beauty Council

  • Cambridge Wireless 

  • Future Laboratories

  • University of the Arts London

  • Royal College of Art

1997

Dr Jenny Tillotson

PhD, Royal College of Art, Printed Textiles. 

  • International Flavours & Fragrances​

2009 - 2016 

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Visiting Scholar, Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

  • EG Technology

  • ​VF Corp

  • Simple Essentials

2019 - present

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Sensory Design & Technology Ltd ACCELERATORS

  • Impulse

  • Accelerate (Cambridge Judge Business School)

  • Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

  • Growthworks

  • HIVE Female Founders

  • Barclays Eagle Labs

  • Triple Chasm Scale Up Academy 

2004

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Sensory Design & Technology Ltd founded. 

2013 - 2015

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Reader - Sensory Fashion - Central Saint Martins School of Art, University of the Arts London

  • 1 AHRC Award

  • Fragrance Industry

  • Pandora

  • The North Face

  • British Society of Perfumers

2021 - present

Dr Jenny Tillotson

Visiting Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

  • Cambridge Neuroscience

  • NIHR Brain MIC

  • Dr Jacqui Stringer, NHS Christie Hospital 

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