Dr Farzane (Fary) Ahmadi founder of Laronix is on a mission to help sufferers of laryngeal cancer who have had a full Laryngectomy. Fary is building an artificial electronic voice box that works by taking sound from the throat and amplifying it with the mouth.

Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx and separation of the airway from the mouth, nose and esophagus. In a total laryngectomy, the entire larynx is removed.

This is crippling for sufferers as it means you can't talk anymore and sufferers experience all sorts of social problems as a result.