January 2023
Published PCT patent application for the adaptive scent atomiser mask funded by InnovateUK; a smart medical style mask for the Medtech markets

September 2022
Poster on "eScent wearable adaptive olfactory system" presented at the Cambridge Neuroscience "New Horizons" conference at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge

June 2022

eScent represented on the Business Weekly Killer50 "One2Watch" list alongside prestigious companies and start-ups in the Cambridge region

June 2022

"Where Beauty, Science and Innovation Meet"
Dr Jenny Tillotson is due to give a podium presentation at the IFSCC2022 congress in London on 21st September 2022 (Day 2) during the session "Neuroscience: engaging our brains and emotions". The title of her talk is "A wearable technology system, enabling the delivery of a personalized “Scent Bubble” as a sensory-controlled solution for Wellness, Healthcare, Perfumery, Fashion, Gaming/Metaverse sectors
https://www.ifscc2022.com
https://www.ifscc2022.com/online-brochure
19-22nd September 2022

May 2022

The eScent face mask has been registered in the name of Sensory Design & Technology Ltd under design rights No. 6182886 (Certificate of Registration for a UK Design): Class 24 and Class 29

April 2022

The engineering behind the eScent low burden scent-enhanced mask as documented by Tim McClean, Imagination Factory Engineering Director. Tim brings over 20 years experience to the Imagination Factory team, including insights from senior roles at Dyson and Herman Miller in design and development of innovative solutions and over 9 months, worked closely with the eScent team to develop the mask, funded by InnovateUK

March 2022

eScent Platform Technology and Interview films featured throughout The Fragrance Foundation celebrations for their prestigious National Fragrance Week 2022. Their mission is to expand the appreciation, use and sale of fragrance amongst all people. Throughout this week (21st March - 27th March 2022) there will be a whole host of events, films - including eScent films - and promotions in store with digital activities to promote fragrance in all its forms and get consumers excited about this magical product

March 2022

An Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) report into how the arts and humanities can and are contributing to mental health research in the UK and internationally. This report details some case studies (including the story behind "eScent") working towards doing exactly that

February 2022

eScent's pending wearable liquid dispense "Scent Bubble" patent (WO2019/025763A1 owned by Sensory Design & Technology Ltd) is recorded as one of over 60 LSD-related published applications and patents on the Psilocybin Alpha LSD Patent tracker produced by Calyx Law.

February 2022

The eScent team were supported by important opinion leaders across ENT, Psychiatry, Complementary Health, IoT, Wearables, Chemosensory Science, Biodesign, and Fashion Psychology – hear what seven of these experts have to say about eScent's Transformative Platform Technology in this video

February 2022

Dr Jenny Tillotson is invited to give a lecture at Botaninca2022 on the 20th May 2022 at the leading worldwide conference celebrating herbs and clinical aromatherapy. Her lecture is entitled "A Science Fashion approach to Clinical Aromatherapy: "Adaptive" eScent Platform Technology for connected masks and other wearable products"

February 2022

Dr Jenny Tillotson joins the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge as a Visiting Researcher - her remit is to develop novel wearable closed-loop scent interventions under the supervision of Professor Peter Jones, Director, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, East of England and Hon consultant psychiatrist, CPFT

January 2022

Churchill Fellowship Blog
Dr Tillotson writes an article for the Churchill Fellowship on Frontline workers and how they have been greatly impacted by Covid-19 with extended periods of protective mask-wearing under stressful conditions.

December 2021

Dr Tillotson gave a presentation to the UK Semiochemsitry Network. The COVID-19 viral pandemic continues in 2021 with a new variant, omicron, which has multiple alterations in the spike protein and maybe more transmissible. As a designer working in the hybrid of biosciences, technology, fashion communication, and scent, here Dr Tillotson presents a possible addition to the armamentarium of measures to contain SARS-CoV2 with novel wearable technologies designed to reduce the commonest method for disease transmission: airborne spread.
The presentation introduces transformative technology that could potentially change the face of high protection via reusable FFP3 masks and the use of scent and antiviral properties in real-life scenarios. She introduced a potential method for lining the upper respiratory tract with whatever protective substance is needed by providing a wearable nebulizer that offers "personal protection assurance" via a patented liquid delivery system. Combining filtration of air from a hostile environment with nebulized medication designed to inhibit viral attachment and evidence-based stress-reducing aromas in a wearable device might be an effective way to reduce viral spread.
Further work is needed to assess the effectiveness or otherwise of viral attachment inhibitors in vitro, then in vivo and to quantify stress reduction by olfactory cues.

December 2021

Dr Jenny Tilotson was a panelist at the 2nd edition of National Ability Summit (Virtual International Conference -2nd/3rd December), participating in the session "Investments in the Disability Sector" and moderated by Hardeep Rai from Kaleidoscope Investment Group. Dr Tillotson is a Sensory Designer and Founder of eScent and a long-term user of mental health services. She is a named inventor on several awarded and pending patents in wearable scent technology and smart textiles for health, wellbeing, fashion and lifestyle.

As an award winning design researcher and mental health campaigner, Jenny is recognised as one of the leading innovators in the hybrid of science, technology, fashion communication and scent.

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October 2021
eScent is on an exciting journey. Find out why we are building nature positive and impactful solutions – and helping modern humans ‘re-feel’ life through new data-driven scent technologies that sense our body and our local surroundings in real-time and then dispense counteractive evidenced-based aromas, depending on context.

You too could be part of this journey by helping us to miniaturize the design of our transformative green technology. The patented wearable platform technology and AI-powered liquid dispenser can be deployed in a range of wearables, including reusable high protection facemasks, garment buttons, jewellery, smart textiles and AR/VR headsets for the FashionTech, Beautytech, Medtech, Gaming, Travel and the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy sectors.

October 2021.

Revolutionary green technology that seeks to change the face of high protection masks and the utility of context-driven scent in real-life scenarios

October 2020

Sustainable Innovation Fund (SIF) - Green Innovation.

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eScent (Sensory Design & Technology Ltd) wins an InnovateUk Award - eScent mask for personal protective assurance: a human-centred approach to PPE in the post COVID-19 world

January 20, 2021

eScent becomes a partner member of the British Beauty Council  who work with the beauty industry, government and others to drive excellence and growth across the industry.

November 26, 2020

Perhaps a New Fragrance Will Make Things Festive.

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eScent and the "Scent Bubble" mentioned in the New York Times - using scent in the pandemic.

September 2022
eScent joins to the Growth Works Investment Readiness Accelerator in Cambridge along with several other local SME's

July 2022

The Botanica22 conference recording of Dr Jenny Tillotson's presentation “A science fashion approach to clinical aromatherapy: “adaptive” eScent platform technology for connected masks and other wearable products. ” is now available to watch

June 2022

P3 mask is in development with our production partners Revolution-ZERO, more details to follow

June 2022

"Scent Bubble" UK Trade mark registered no. 00003764772 in classes 3 and 9

May 2022

Trampery Pathway alumni Dr Jenny Tillotson is the Founder of eScent, a fashion tech company that is re-inventing the fragrance experience by dispensing scent (and other liquids) under software control. Scents can be bio-synchronised to a person’s emotional state, delivered through a wearable partner device and, in real-time, relieve anxiety. The innovative technology offers exciting possibilities for use in healthcare and experiential fragrance applications.

May 2022

Dr Jenny Tillotson to give a lecture at Botanica 2022 on "A science fashion approach to clinical aromatherapy: "adaptive" e-scent platform technology for connected masks and other wearable products" 20th May 2022 - to order tickets see https://botanica2022.com/pricing/

March 2022

Dr Jenny Tillotson, Leave-a-Nest alumni is interviewed about the Tech Planter Deeptech program, winning two Leave-A-Nest awards (2018 and 2019) and the eScent journey

March 2022

Smell, the only sense we can’t switch off, has an unexpected role to play in tackling our epidemic of anxiety and depression. Dr Jenny Tillotson, FRSA Fellow, talks about a transformative technology that could help us approach our emotions in a new way, and help humanity recover from the pandemic

February 2022

eScent features as part of the extensive industry-specific knowledge of the wellness tech landscape, designed by the Nfluence team as a resource that displays more than 900 companies across the industry, providing clarity around industry leaders and key themes to watch. Organizing in three main areas—Mental & Emotional Wellness, Workplace & Life Wellness, and Body & Physical Wellness

February 2022

eScent Transformative technology featured in the Cambridge Independent #21towatch campaign as part of the shortlist for innovative "things" in and around the East of England

February 2022

Dr Jenny Tillotson attends the MONTICLE Mental Health Tech Mastermind program led by Catherine Davies - a 90 day program to connect with NHS Leaders, learn a systematic process for selling to the NHS and finding new opportunities for the eScent platform technology.

February 2022

eScent Transformative Technology has made the #21towatch shortlist.

The cofinitive shortlist features ground-breaking innovations, (“things”), entrepreneurs, and start-ups from the East of England.“eScent is a wearable technology system, enabling the delivery of a personalised "Scent Bubble" (and other liquids) as a sensory-controlled solution for the Wellness, Healthcare, Perfumery, Fashion, Gaming/Metaverse, and Psychedelic Medicine sectors, and is protected by several awarded and pending patents”

January 2022

eScent has been selected to join the #21toWatch long list of "Things" Campaign and Awards. Cofinitive recognises many new East of England's innovative products and services - eScent taps in nicely to both as a new wearable, transformative "adaptive scent" platform technology and subscription-based service for fashion, wellbeing, medtech, gaming - and more.

December 2021

Dr Jenny Tillotson presented a video poster presentation at the 2021 NIHR MindTech Symposium, 9th December 2021: ""Smart scent-infused high protection mask for “personal protective assurance” and to help reduce psychological stress".

November 2021
Cambridge Independent (Paul Brackley)

Dr Jenny Tillotson was delighted last week to demonstrate eScent to Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner. It was exciting to hear his thoughts and to learn how he wants to see the adoption of new technologies, especially where it can help to protect our frontline workers. It was further validation of how our transformative tech could be utilised. Thanks to Cambridge Independent for the coverage

October 2021

Medtech News: Scent delivery face masks developed to reduce mental distress

March 2021

Jenny Tillotson joins IdeaSpace South at the University of Cambridge, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge UK

February 2021

Dr Jenny Tillotson joins the short list  for the @cofinitive #21towatch  awards for celebrating people, companies and ‘things’ across the East of England region that are setting standards in innovation and entrepreneurship across the globe. The list is compiled by nominations across sectors, and each submission is assessed on Innovation, Challenge, Influence, Viability & Memorability.

October 15, 2020

The Fragrant Future of Wearable Technology.

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Celebrating 10 years of the IFRA UK Fragrance Foundation. Dr Tillotson and eScent feature in a new book on wellbeing, health, tech, psychology, innovation, business, design, creativity and culture. The book offers a reflective celebration of the IFRA Fragrance Forum, allowing readers to dip into the ideas presented by  IFRA speakers on olfactory research.

April 25, 2020

The Immersive Kind

 

Dr Jenny Tillotson is Guest Artist at the BIO + CLIMATE + SPACE event, 27th April 2020.

Innovation happening at the intersection of  tech, art, science and space travel - additive manufacturing solutions to help address the climate crisis on earth.