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UK Advanced Materials Research Exchange & Investor Showcase 2020

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Contents

KTN & Innovate UK 1

Welcome 2-3

Programme Day One 4

Programme Day Two 5

Sessions Day One 6-8

Sessions Day Two 9-16

Surgeries 17

Speakers 18-44

Exhibitors 45-71

Meet the KTN Materials Team 72-75

Meet the UKRI Sponsoring Team 76-77

Floor Plan 78

Notes 81

1UK Advanced Materials Research Exchange & Investor Showcase 2020


About KTN

KTN connects people to accelerate innovation, solve problems and find markets for new ideas. We bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products, processes and services to create value and benefit society. The Knowledge Transfer Network is a partnership of people who, together, form an unrivalled network of deep technical knowledge, breadth of expertise, and a firm understanding of how innovation works in business. KTN’s specialist teams work across key sectors of the economy, from defence and aerospace to the creative industries, and from agri-food to materials and health. We work closely with other members of the Innovate UK family, helping businesses to access the right expertise in the research base and the specialist facilities of Catapults and other Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs).

The Knowledge Transfer Network specialises in cross-sector collaboration and at the interfaces of technologies to make connections and foster collaborations of ‘not the usual suspects’. Our team of innovation experts can connect R&D active or R&D ready organisations to our network of business, academics and other innovation support providers. We meet with innovative companies with ambition to grow to map out needs and capabilities and make introductions. We also host cross-sector events across the UK that are designed to inform and encourage new connections and collaborations.

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government. Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base. The organisation is comprised of almost 500 staff, drawn mainly from business, working across the UK, with a head office in Swindon.

Innovate UK connects businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth. The organisation funds business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into research and development. Innovate’s support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions. Since 2007, Innovate has invested around £2.5 billion to help businesses across the country to innovate, with match funding from industry taking the total value of projects above £4.3 billion. Innovate UK has helped 8,500 organisations create around 70,000 jobs and added an estimated £18 billion of value to the UK economy.

KTN & Innovate UK



Welcome

The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is delighted to welcome you to the third Materials Research Exchange (MRE 2020), an exhibition, conference and investor showcase.This flagship event aims to showcase the best of the UK materials research and

innovation from both the academic and industrial communities, provide a platform to help develop commercial success of these developments and build strong and well connected links within the UK materials supply chain.This year’s showcase builds on the success of the two previous ones, offering you more choice of topics and wider exposure to both public and private investors.

There will be:Keynote addresses on UKRI support for -research and innovation, research excellence by UK academics and how leadership from industry helps pulls the innovation process to commercial success and wealth creation for the UKTargeted seminars on access to investors and -masterclass on IP and R&D Tax CreditSessions on technology transfer from our world -class research base and how to access some of the high-performance characterisation and testing facilities available in the UKAcademic seminars on a range of cutting-edge -areas led by the Henry Royce Institute

Technology focus workshops related to the role -of advanced materials in various Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund priorities including addressing net zero carbon and other sustainable materials issuesSeminars and workshops on application areas -such as aerospace, automotive, construction, packaging and on emerging novel materials technologies destined to help the UK economy grow.

In our role as the UK’s innovation network, we are committed to helping to accelerate business innovation to help deliver economic growth for UK benefit. We do this by connecting diverse communities across business, academia, funding and innovation to develop new products, processes and services that create value and benefit society. KTN uniquely works across all sectors and technologies. We have in-depth knowledge of innovation enablers, and understand the importance of industry pull, technology push and societal challenges to drive positive impact. With MRE 2020, KTN is pleased to be working with you to foster closer ties between industry and the UK’s excellent research base in materials, encouraging further investment from both public and private sources for developments and commercialisation, alongside addressing social and environmental needs.

I wish you a very warm welcome and hope you find the showcase, the talks and the connections you make inspiring and valuable.

Alicia GreatedChief Executive Officer Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)



Ian CampbellInterim Executive Chair, Innovate UK

The world is changing rapidly, in terms of technology, politics and societal trends. Lasting global trends such as demographic change, climate change and a technological revolution need innovative solutions. More than ever, the UK’s

ability to thrive in the face of change depends on ideas, with innovative companies driving a productive, growing economy and solving the challenges we face as a society.

The global demand for industrial materials such as steel, cement, aluminium, and plastics is continuing to increase coupled with the ever rise of global emissions. A systematic transformation of how industries design, produce and use goods is essential to reducing production emissions and ensuring we reach the UK Government’s target of Net-zero by 2050.

Materials technology plays a fundamental underpinning role in technological advancement to help solve some of these big societal challenges that we are facing today, from biodegradable water bottles to new materials for clothes and aircrafts. Materials are at the start of most manufacturing supply chains and feed into every stage of the production process. The value and the power of advanced materials is highly recognised throughout Government and our partner organisations.

At Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, we are committed to making the UK one of the very best places in the world for businesses to innovate and grow. I believe that collaboration is at the heart of great innovation and radical innovation happens when you bring together previously unconnected people, at the right time and with the right support.The Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2020 is providing an excellent platform to bring together previously unconnected people, stimulating new connections and with that new ideas and innovative solutions. With support from Innovate UK part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Knowledge Transfer Network, The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Henry Royce Institute this event is helping to showcase the successes within the materials and manufacturing sectors.

This event is reinforcing the UK as a world leader in material technologies and it’s great to see the huge advancements and developments of material technologies across the sectors, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare and plastics and packaging in helping us to tackle the big societal challenges of today.

I hope you enjoy the event and I look forward to seeing you.

Welcome



Programme Overview Day One

Time Session

08:00 Doors open for exhibitors

10:00 Doors open for delegates, exhibition opens, networking

10:10 VIP walk-around and photo call

PLENARY MAIN AUDITORIUM Chaired by Dr. Alicia Greated (CEO, KTN)

11:00

Welcome Address - Sir Mark Walport (Chief Executive, UKRI)

Keynote addresses:

Supporting Business Innovation - Dr. Ian Campbell (Interim Executive Chair, •Innovate UK)UK Academic Research in Materials - Professor Phil Withers (Regius Professor of •Materials & Chief Scientist, Henry Royce Institute)Industrial Leadership in Materials - Lord Whitby (President of Surface Engineering •Association)Commercialising Breakthrough Materials, an Industry Case Study - Dr. Amanda •Quadling (Technical Director, M&I Materials) and Richard Banks (Laboratory & Technical Manager, Indestructible Paint Ltd.)

12:30 VIP lunch / photo call / tour of exhibition

13:00 Lunch / 1-2-1 meetings & networking

SEMINARS AUDITORIUMVILLAGE GREEN L

VILLAGE GREEN R

EXEC CENTRE FARADAY

13:30 - 15:45Academic Conference: Advanced Materials for a Suistainable Society

Towards a SmartSustainable World

Materials for Defence & SecurityChallenges

Masterclass:IP and R&DTax Credit

Investor Pitch Training for SMEs and Spin Outs

16:00 - 17:30Exhibitor Pitches

Advances inSurfaceEngineering

LightningTalks: Designand Material Exchange

17:30 - 20:00 Exhibition / Networking & Evening Reception

Wednesday 19th February



Programme Overview Day TwoThursday 20th February

Time Session

08:30 Doors open for exhibitors

09:00 Doors open for delegates

PLENARY MAIN AUDITORIUM

10:00Welcome to Day 2, Prizes and Keynote Addresses - Simon Edmonds (Deputy Executive Chair/Chief Business Officer, Innovate UK) and Sue Dunkerton OBE (Director, KTN)

SEMINARS AUDITORIUM VILLAGE GREEN L VILLAGE GREEN R EXEC CENTRE FARADAY

10:40 - 11:50

Gamechangingaerospacematerials &processes

UK actionstowards zeroplastic waste

TransformingFoundationIndustries - thejourney so far

Metamaterials 1 - AcademicResearch

InvestorPanel

12:00 - 13:10

Materialscontributionsto driving theelectricrevolution

Packaging of the future: implications ofrecycled/novelmaterials andfood contact

Materials forTransformingConstruction

Metamaterials 2 - IndustrialApplications

13:30 - 14:40

National Facilities for Investigation& Development of High ValueMaterials

Packaging of thefuture: ourresearch, yourinnovation

Acceleratingadoption of newmaterials intoapplications

2D Materialsfor semi-conductingapplications

14:50 - 16:00

Electrificationof transportbatteries - thematerialschallenges

Zero Plastic Waste– UKRI supportedinnovations

Challenges andbarriers to innovationand use of newmaterials in clinicalapplications

Digital processes& new businessmodels for commercialisingnovel materials

16:30 1-2-1 Meetings / Networking

17:00 Exhibition Close



Sessions Day OneWednesday 19th February

Academic Conference: Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Society - led by the Henry Royce Institute - MAIN AUDITORIUM

The Henry Royce Institute is the UK’s National Centre for advanced materials research and innovation. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, the Institute was set up to capitalise on the UK’s significant expertise in materials science and engineering. The Royce aims to accelerate the commercial impact of materials research and deliver positive societal impact for the UK. From biomed-ical materials, through plastics sustainability to energy efficient devices, during this session the Royce will pose the challenge of developing a truly sustainable societies to the materials community and share research that will help to unlock the potential in key areas including:

Green Energy & Fusion Power -Infrastructure & Mobility -Digital & Communications -

13:30 - 13:55Opportunities for Research & Innovation in Advanced Materials - Jane Nicholson, EPSRC

13:55 - 14:20 Materials for a Sustainable Society - Prof. David Knowles, Henry Royce Institute

14:20 - 14:45 Formulation & Robotics - Prof. Andy Cooper, University of Liverpool

14:45 - 15:10Organic electronic devices for drug discovery - Dr. Roísín Owen, University ofCambridge

15:10 - 15:35Advanced Metals Processing - Doing more with less - Prof. Martin Jackson, Universityof Sheffield

16:00 - 16:25Saving the world one piece of plastic at a time - Prof. Michael Shaver, University ofManchester

16:25 - 16:50Materials for Energy Efficient Electronics - Prof. Manish Chhowalla, University of Cambridge

16:50 - 17:10Six really big problems in materials science - can quantum technologies contribute? - Prof. Neil Alford, Imperial College London

17:10 - 17:30 Materials for Realising a Fusion Power Plant - Dr. Heather Lewtas, UKAEA

Circular Economy -Health & Wellbeing -



Towards a Smart Sustainable World - facilitated by KTN - Village Green L

13:30 - 14:30Biomimetic Textiles - a Design-STEM approachVeronika Kapsali, Technical Director, Inotek, in conversation with Anne Toomey, Head of Textiles, Royal College of Art

14:40 - 15:10Measuring carbon emissions in material supply chains using blockchain Adam Hearne, CarbonChain.io

15:15 - 15:45Advanced Material Design Using Deep Learning Dr Gareth Conduit, CTO at Intellegens

16:00 - 17:00 Exhibitor Pitches - Short presentations by exhibitors

Materials for Defence and Security Challenges - led by DSTL - VILLAGE GREEN R

13:30 - 15:45

This session will provide an introduction by the DSTL team to the niche defence challenges being tackled through investment in Materials Research and Development. However, many developments addressing these important defence challenges will also have civil applications. This session will provide an insight into some of the funded projects that have exploitation opportunities in civil applications.

Advances in Surface Engineering- led by SELF - VILLAGE GREEN R

16:00 - 17:30

The Surface Engineering Leadership Forum (SELF) will be hosting this seminar. SELF is driven by industry trade bodies, supported by universities, research and technology organisations and professional engineering institutions with an interest in promoting the use of surface engineering technologies, advanced coatings and materials finishing across industry and building an interface with Government on developments and funding. SELF will be providing an insight into recent advances in surface engineering against a backdrop of the Government’s Grand Challenges as highlighted in the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper. This seminar will demonstrate how the surface engineering sector is helping to put UK manufacturing at the forefront of the industries of the future, ensuring that the UK takes advantage of major global changes, improving people’s lives and the country’s productivity.

Speakers:Dr Bryan Allcock (TRL9 Limited): Advances in Surface Engineering – The Context -Professor Gary Critchlow (Loughborough University): Back to the Future: Surface -Engineering for Next Generation VehiclesProfessor Allan Matthews (University of Manchester): Artificial Intelligence and -dataDr Su Vamar (NSG Pilkington): Clean Growth and Sustainability -Dr Bryan Allcock: Concluding remarks -

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Lightning Talks: Design and Material Exchange - led by MaDE - EXEC CENTRE

16:00 - 17:30

How can material engagement and experimentation reveal new material capabilities and lead to unexpected breakthroughs? A quick fire session of ‘show and tell’ presentations that showcase the value of design, making and materials exchange. Leading designers and makers across glass, paper, ceramics, and jewellery will share their work with industry on the development of innovative materials, and novel applications of materials. Speakers include Les Bicknall (Senior Lecturer in Textile Design, Norwich University of the Arts), Sofie Boons (Jeweller & Research Associate. Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of West of England), Tavs Jorgensen (Ceramist & Associate Professor, Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of West of England) and Vanessa Cutler (Glass Artist & Programme Leader, Chichester University). Chaired by Dr Bernie Rickinson, Director, Creative Interfaces.

Investor Pitch Training for SMEs and Spin-outs - led by KTN - FARADAY

13:30 - 14:30

Masterclass: The Investors’ Perspective (open session)

The journey from company creation to public flotation has a number of fundingstages sometimes referred to as the funding escalator. This is a simplified view and ofcourse there are exceptions, but it gives you an idea of the types of funding availableand the expectations of those investors. Join this masterclass to learn about the different types of investors and what they look for.

14:45 - 15:45

Masterclass: How to Pitch for Investment (open session)

Most people do not like pitching - it is often seen as a one-way communication. We need to learn how to overcome our worries and see this as a key part of our role as a founder. Pitching forms part of an integral means to attract investors. Join this masterclass to learn how to develop an enticing pitch.

Masterclass: IP and R&D Tax Credit - led by Potter Clarkson and Leyton - EXEC CENTRE

13:30 - 15:45

This masterclass will cover the following topics with a material focus:

Aligning your IP strategy with your R&D and commercialisation process -Identifying and handling IP opportunities and risks at each stage -Maximising budget and time resources -R&D tax relief considerations in the commercialisation process -

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Sessions Day TwoThursday 20th February

Game Changing Aerospace Materials and Processes - AUDITORIUM

10:40 - 11:50

Materials remain an underpinning technology for the UK Aerospace Sector. The ISCF Wave 1 Fund ‘Manufacturing and Future Materials’ provided £26 million of funding for a number of projects involving light weight composite materials. This session will describe the progress made on two of these projects as well as present aerospace funding opportunities for SMEs. Talks include:

‘Building upon success; the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme -(NATEP) Money and Mentoring Approach’ - Harriet Wollerton, NATEP Programme Director, ADS and Dr Steven Stanley, NATEP Technology Manger‘Developing out-of-autoclave composite materials for cost-competitive aerospace -structures’ - Lee Allgood, Project Manager for Multi AXial Infusion Materials, Hexcel‘Game changing processes for aerospace and much, much more besides: the -fruits of the UK’s largest investment in world-leading composites capabilities at the National Composites Centre’ - Graham Harrison, Strategic Partnerships Director, National Composites Centre

Materials Contributions to Driving the Electric Revolution - facilitated by KTN - AUDITORIUM

12:00 - 13:10

Driving the Electric Revolution – An Introduction - Venn Chesterton, Deputy -Director for Driving the Electric Revolution ChallengeNext Generation Preformed Windings - Professor Chris Gerada, Associate Pro-Vice- -Chancellor, University of NottinghamOpportunities for new materials and metal additive manufacture in the design of -electrical machine windings – Dr Nick Simpson, Senior Lecturer, University of BristolChair: Paul Huggett, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Electronics, KTN -



Faraday Challenge - The Electrification of Transport Batteries - The Materials Challenges - led by UKRI - AUDITORIUM

14:50 - 16:00

This panel session aims to highlight a selection of innovative projects coming out ofthe Faraday Battery Challenge community. This community of innovators isdeveloping new electrodes, novel chemistries, using metamaterials and even theapplication of AI to battery materials selection.Chair: Jacqui Murray, Deputy Challenge Director, Faraday Battery Challenge, UKRI

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National Facilities for the Investigation and Development of High Value Materials - led by STFC - AUDITORIUM

13:30 - 14:40

Professor Ric Allott will present an overview of the national research facilities and -how STFC supports the UK industryDr Kathryn Welsby will describe the range of techniques available through the -Central Laser FacilityDr Graham Appleby will give details of the ISIS Neutron and Muon source -Dr Jonathan Smith will describe how the Hartree Centre can accelerate your -innovation



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VILLAGE GREEN L

10:40 - 11:50

UK actions towards zero plastic waste

Facilitated by Sally Beken, KTM – Polymers, Plastics and Elastomers and UKCPN lead,Knowledge Transfer Network.This session has two objectives:1). To provide attendees with an overview of the UK Circular Plastics Network initiative and the wide range of activities and support offered to both industry and academia to share knowledge, collaborate and innovate in view to transition towards a more circular plastics economy.2).To provide attendees with an introduction to the Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (SSPP ISCF) and an update on the current funding calls relevant to this challenge.Speakers include:

Sally Beken (KTM – Polymers, Plastics and Elastomers, KTN) -Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera (KTM-Circularity and Smart Materials, KTN) -Paul Davidson (SSPP ISCF Challenge Director, Innovate UK) -Nick Cliffe (SSPP ISCF Deputy Challenge Director, Innovate UK) -Sara Banning (SSPP ISCF Innovation Lead, Innovate UK) -

12:00 - 13:10

Packaging of the future: implications of recycled/novel materials and food contact

Facilitated by Sally Beken.Innovations in the food packaging sector are at the forefront of the government-funded £60m Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge. UKCPN has recognised the need for innovators, entrepreneurs and materials experts who may be looking at new and novel materials, and those with recycled content, to understand the implications of their innovations with respect to standards, food contact safety and consumer considerations; may they be dietary, allergenicity of religious factors. You can attend this valuable session where three senior speakers will inform you of thecurrent situation and considerations to be taken in this space.Speakers:

Tim Chandler, Senior Scientific Officer, Food Standards Agency -Dr. Emma Bradley, Head of Programme – Food Quality & Safety, Fera Science Ltd. -Sara Walton, Sector Lead – Food, BSI -

Plastics Sessionsled by UKCPN



VILLAGE GREEN L

13:30 - 14:40

Packaging of the future: our research, your innovation

Facilitated by Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera, KTM – Circularity and Smart Functional Materials, KTN and UKCPN Do you have an industry challenge that could be solved in collaboration with academia? Are you looking for academic expertise and/or capabilities of relevance to packaging innovation? Are you looking for partners to apply for funding? In this session you will hear from a number of leading researchers research organisations in the UK pitching their expertise, capabilities and collaboration opportunities of relevance for packaging innovation and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging funding calls.

14:50 - 16:00

Zero Plastic Waste – UKRI supported innovations

Facilitated by Veronica Sanchez-RomagueraIn this session you will hear about how UKRI supports companies to innovate in solutions towards zero plastic waste - from a company perspective and also from an open Q&A panel session.

Transforming Foundation Industries - the journey so far - VILLAGE GREEN R

Foundation industries (FI), including sectors such as metals, chemicals, glass, cement, paper, and ceramics, produce 75% of all the material in our economy and are vital for the UK’s manufacturing and construction sectors. Innovate UK/UKRI launched an ISCF £66m funding competition to catalyse cross-sector and supply chain collaboration and accelerate innovation through targeted intervention. This seminar will present the foundation industries sectors’ views on opportunities for cross-sector collaboration and innovation to improve the productivity and competitiveness of the companies and supply chains in these sectors and anchor them in the UK.

10:40ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Overview - Bruce Adderley, ChallengeDirector, Innovate UK

10:50 Greet van Eetvelde, Ineos

11:00 Greg Crownshaw, Wienerberger

11:10 Robert Ireson, Future Glass

11:20 Discussion Panel (20 mins)

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Materials for Transforming Construction - led by Materials@Swansea - VILLAGE GREEN R

12:00 - 13:10

Materials@Swansea represents a cluster of nine projects that focus on the decarbonisation of buildings and industry and share expertise in metals, alloys, coatings, energy generation, storage and systems.

Speakers:Dr Laura Baker, Tata Steel -Professor Dave Penney, Swansea University -Dr Daniel Pillai (BIPVCo) -Byron Tucker, Tata Steel R&D -Dr Justin Searle, SPECIFIC IKC -Professor Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Swansea University (Chair for session) -

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Accelerating Adoption of New Materials into Applications - led by KCMC and CPI - VILLAGE GREEN R

13:30 - 15:45

New materials innovation requires effective innovation support at multiple stages of development. This joint KCMC-CPI seminar will introduce companies and universities bringing materials innovations to market and illustrate how the High Value Manufacturing Catapult can help de-risk and accelerate the journey from the perspective of CPI, Manchester University, NSG PLC, Graphene Composites Ltd and Cygnet-Texkimp Ltd. Speakers:

Introduction CPI – Accelerated Materials Innovation, Dr Tom Taylor -Perspectives from Innovation Partners: -

NSG Ltd Dr Su Varma -Graphene Composites Ltd – Dr Sandy Chen -Manchester University – Dr Alex Casson -Cygnet- Texkimp Ltd – John Davidson -

Chair: Dr John Grasmeder, Chief Scientist at Victrex plc -



Challenges and Barriers to Innovation and use of New Materials/Devices in Clinical Applications - VILLAGE GREEN R

14:50 - 16:00

The main focus of this session is presenting key challenges and barriers to innovation and use of new medical/dental materials and devices in clinical applications. Some of the areas that will be discussed include the speakers’ clinical experiences, involvement with industry and the challenges which need to be addressed to accelerate the introduction of new medical devices into clinics and new technologies used in dentistry, neurosurgery and neuro-oncology. The new regulations around MDR and IVDR and how they will affect new innovations will also be brought up.Speakers:

Dr. Tom Clutton-Brock – Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Clinical Sciences -(College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham)Dr. Tom Bereznicki BDS (Edin), MFDTEd MFGDPEng – Honorary Clinical Teacher in -the department of Primary Care, The Dental Institute at King’s College London.Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, lead for Functional and Oncological Neurosurgery at -King’s College Hospital.

Chair: Professor Mehdi Tavakoli, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Infrastructure, Medical Technology and Therapies, KTN

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Metamaterials - Academic Research & Industrial Applications - EXEC CENTRE

10:40 - 13:10

Metamaterials are emerging from the global research base and are now finding real-world applications. The UK has some world-leading research taking place at some 25 Universities. From limiting noise pollution from the proposed high-speed HS2 rail link from London to the North to increasing the high-resolution images of clinical MRI scans to improve the ease of detection of anomalies and providing accuracy in successful diagnosis. The MRE 2020 Metamaterials Seminars will showcase what is happening today in the UK in terms of R&D and where future breakthroughs can be expected and will demonstrate key examples of how and where Metamaterial technologies are being commercialised.

Speakers: Seminar 1 - Academic Research

Metamaterials v2.0 - Beyond Cloaking - Prof Alasdair Hibbins, Exeter University -Acoustic & Mechanical/elastic/seismic metamaterials - Prof Richard Craster, -Imperial CollegeProf Ian Youngs, Dstl -Dr. Gianlucca Memoli, University of Sussex -Prof Kevin MacDonald, University of Southampton -

Seminar 2 - Industrial ApplicationsDr. Irina Khomova, Metaboards Limited -Dr. Daniel Elford, Sonobex Limited -Kevin Mitchell, BAE Systems -Prof Sajad Haq, Qinetiq -Kevin Mackrodt, Artemis Optical Limited -

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Commercialising 2D Materials for Semiconductor Applications - EXEC CENTRE

13:30 - 15:45

The 2D materials market is expected to reach $1.6bn by 2025 at a high growth rate of 72.8%, enabled by the large investment in graphene R&D and scalable manufacturing and raised interest of end-users in graphene applications. However, this market has the potential to reach over $70 billion by 2030 through the commercialisation of non carbon 2D materials and its applications in semiconductor devices. MRE 2020 brings a forum to showcase the current state of the art in semiconductor 2D Materials and discuss how the UK can be at the forefront of its commercialisation.

13.30 2D Materials Commercialisation Landscape - Tatiana Correia, KTN -13.40 Graphene and Related Materials for Photonics - Andrea Ferrari, Cambridge -Graphene Centre13.55 Low Cost Production of 2D materials for Semiconductor Applications - -Weiping Wu, City, University of London14.10 Metal dichalcogenides and other 2D semiconductor materials for applications -such as sensing and energy storage - Nigel Matthews, Strem



Digital Processes & New Business Models for Commercialising Novel Materials - facilitated by KTN - EXEC CENTRE

14:50 - 16:00

High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering, (HIPIMS) technology enabling next -generation high performing surfaces - Professor Papken Hovsepian, Head of Thin Films Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam UniversityGraphene Applications – “Make or break” – the route to commercialisation - -James Baker, CEO, Graphene@ManchesterStandardised data representation for materials - opportunities for new business -models and new methods of working - Dr Norman Swindells, Managing Director, Ferroday LtdSe

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Days 1 & 2: Boosting your Presentation and Networking Skills

Materials Research Exchange and KTN have partnered with training consultancy Impact Factory to help you make the most of this year’s exhibition by boosting your Presentation and Networking skills:

Refresh and enhance your Public Speaking skills to make your Presentations memorable and inspiring. -Calm your nerves and prepare for your sessions.Become an ace Networker. Learn to join and leave groups, meet new people and build lasting business -relationships when representing your organisation.

On Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th February, Impact Factory’s training consultants will provide you with practical skills to be used immediately. Each surgery will be 45 minutes.

WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY SURGERIES

Presentation/Public speaking - Unit 137(10 places available)

14:30 - 15:1515:20 - 16:0516:10 - 16:55

Networking - Unit 123 (25 places available)

14:30 - 15:1515:20 - 16:0516:10 - 16:55

THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY SURGERIES

Presentation/Public speaking - Unit 137(10 places available)

09:30 - 10:1510:20 - 11:0511:10 - 11:55

Networking - Unit 123 (25 places available)

09:30 - 10:1510:20 - 11:0511:10 - 11:55

Surgeries



Speakers

He was Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) and Head of the Government Office for Science from April 2013 to September 2017.

His previous career highlights include: Director of the Wellcome Trust; Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine at Imperial

Ian is the Interim Executive Chair for Innovate UK. Previously he was Director - Ageing Society, Health & Nutrition and Director - Health and Life Sciences, a

role he took up in October 2016. Ian has extensive

Dr Alicia Greated took up the position of CEO on 27th August 2019. Previously, Alicia was Global Director of Research Engagement at Heriot-Watt University

and prior to that, she led the Newton Fund (a £735 million research and innovation fund to enhance the UK’s engagement with global emerging

College London; member of the India-UK CEO Forum and UK-India Round Table; member of the advisory board of Infrastructure UK; non-executive member of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research. Mark received a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours List for services to medical research and was elected a Fellow of The Royal Society in 2011.

entrepreneurial and business experience in the healthcare sector. Prior to Innovate UK, Ian was CEO of Arquer Diagnostics, which focuses on bladder and prostate cancer diagnosis. Before this, Ian spent 15 years in a variety of executive management roles within the health and life science sector.

economies) delivery team at the UK’s Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).In 2008, Alicia moved to Delhi, India where she was founder and Director of Research Council UK (RCUK) India at the British High Commission. After four years in India, she moved to Beijing to become Director RCUK China at the British Embassy in Beijing.

Professor Sir Mark WalportChief Executive Officer, UK Research & Innovation

Dr Ian CampbellInterim Executive Chair, Innovate UK

Dr Alicia GreatedChief Executive Officer, KTN



Speakers

Lord Whitby of Harborne is a strong supporter of the UK industrial sector. He is the President of the Surface Engineering Association and Chairman

of The Made in Group. He has extensive experience

within the manufacturing sector having run his own manufacturing business. Best known as the leader of Birmingham City Council, Lord Whitby’s career has spanned politics and manufacturing. Previously, Lord Whitby has held directorships at the EEF (Engineering Employers Federation), Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Business.

Lord Mike Whitby of HarbornePresident, Surface Engineering Association

Professor Withers is recognised as the world-leading authority on residual stress and its effects on a range of

materials. He has developed advanced methods to measure damage non-invasively using both indirect methods and led the establishment of the Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility capable of 3D non-destructive imaging over a range of scales. Most recently he has started to bring together X-ray imaging and electron imaging within a spatially correlated workflow, coining the phrase ‘Correlated

Tomography’. His vision is a fully integrated suite of instruments capable of identifying and tracking a volume of interest, such as a region of sub-surface pitting corrosion in a pipeline steel, to be identified and followed over time by x-ray CT from the mm scale down to the micron scale. He has also been responsible for the application and development of a number of completely new instruments, including a 50Hz airport security CT system for dynamic materials science experiment, the first laboratory based X-ray DCT system for 3D crystallographic mapping in the lab, and the first dual plasma electron beam instrument.

Professor Phil WithersChief Scientist, The Henry Royce Institute Regius Professor of Materials, The University of Manchester

Dr Amanda QuadlingTechnical Director, M&I Materials

Amanda worked as a geologist in Africa for 14 years before moving to the UK and completing a PhD in materials science at Imperial College,

London a decade ago. She has twenty years’ experience, managing technical and commercial teams in corporate, SME and parastatal entities. With a strong interest in the development of,

and applications support for, ethical minerals and materials, Amanda has worked in mining, manufacturing, energy and automotive contexts. She particularly enjoys creating international collaborative research platforms and new innovation facilities, and is currently a board member for the British Ceramic Confederation. Last year, she was proud to be listed as the 10th most influential women in UK engineering 2019 (Financial Times).



In this role he is responsible for the grand challenge sector teams and Innovate UK’s European and International activity.Simon joined Innovate UK

in 2013 as Director for the Catapult Programme. He was previously Director for Innovation at the

UK Government’s then Department for Business Innovation and Skills where his role included sponsorship of the Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate UK) as well as other bodies within the UK innovation ecosystem such as the Design Council, Nesta, National Measurement System, BSI and UKAS.

Simon EdmondsDeputy Executive Chair and Chief Business Officer, Innovate UK

Richard Banks has a BSc Open Degree from the Open University and over 30 industrial year’s experience in coatings manufacture and research

as well as a British Coatings Federation (BCF) endorsed Diploma in surface coatings technology. Currently the Laboratory & Technical Manager at IP, Richard is responsible for all research and research staff and more recently; production. He is also on the BSI ACE 65 committee writing technical standards for aerospace and defence paints and coatings, and involved with IMF as a Fellow

(FIMF), Exam and Qualification Board member and Institute Board Member. Richard specialises in both water based and solvent based anti-corrosive coatings and has recently completed a funded ATEP for the production of a chrome free, inorganic, sacrificial, aluminium coating. IP is AS 9100 and ISO 14001 certified and has coatings approved by many aerospace primes and their suppliers. IP employs 45 people with 9 staff based in the research and development (R&D) laboratories and distributes its coatings worldwide to 80 + countries through distributors in Europe, the USA and Canada, Europe, South East Asia, India and the Middle East.

Richard BanksLaboratory & Technical Manager, Indestructible Paint

Sue is responsible for Life Sciences at KTN; encompassing Health, Agri-Food, Biosciences, and Chemistry. She also oversees the Materials

team, and is acting director for a number of other teams. She read materials science at UMIST and after graduating, joined TWI (Research and

Technology Organisation), where her career spanned oil and gas, aerospace, and electronics before becoming increasingly focused on medical technologies and healthcare. Since 2002, Sue has been involved in knowledge transfer through Faraday Partnerships and then the forerunners for the Knowledge Transfer Network. She received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours in 2014 in recognition of her contribution to the field.

Sue Dunkerton OBEDirector, Knowledge Transfer Network

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Jacqui is a specialist in materials engineering, regulation and transformational change. She spent the early part of her career in the steel

industry then moved into industrial environmental regulation policy for the Environment Agency and Welsh Government.

For the past few years, she has been the Deputy Challenge Director for the £274 million Faraday Battery Challenge Programme, kicking off the programme to transform the UK world-leading in automotive battery technology by 2027. Jacqui is a Chartered Engineer, Environmentalist, Fellow of the Institute of IOM3 and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and Freeman of the City of London.

Jacqui MurrayDeputy Challenge Director, Faraday Battery Challenge, UK Research & Innovation

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Bruce is the Interim Challenge Director for Transforming Foundation Industries. This £66m challenge aims to transform the

UK’s foundation industries (composed of the glass, metals, cement, ceramics, chemicals and paper industries) to make them internationally

competitive, secure more jobs throughout the UK, and grow the sector by 2024. His role is to lead the programme delivering multi-industry multi-disciplinary research as an enabler of this vision. Bruce also manages the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) Bruce will be providing an overview of the ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries challenge on Day 2 of MRE.

Dr Bruce AdderleyInterim Challenge Director Transforming Foundation Industries, Innovate UK

Neil Alford received his BSc from St Andrews University and spent three years working in the Oil Exploration Industry. He

carried out his PhD at Queen Mary College in the area of fracture mechanics of cement mortars. He carried out post-doctoral work at Oxford University in collaboration with ICI developing high strength cement. He joined ICI Corporate Laboratory in 1981 and was involved with projects concerning macro defect free cement, viscous processing of ceramics and the properties of perovskite ceramics,

specifically High Temperature Superconductors (HTS). He joined London South Bank University in 1994 and developed HTS Magnetic resonance receive coils, microwave dielectrics, novel signal transformers and ferroelectric thin films. Recent work on microwave dielectric materials has resulted in the development of ultra-low loss alumina resonators and an understanding of the defect chemistry of TiO2. In January 2007 he and his research group moved to Imperial College. In 2013 he was awarded the MBE for services to Engineering.

Professor Neil AlfordProfessor of Materials Science, Imperial College London, Henry Royce Institute Core Area Champion, Atoms to Devices



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Dr Bryan AllcockGroup CEO, TRL 9 Limited

Bryan Allcock is CEO of TRL9 Limited and formerly a director of Monitor Coatings, an international specialist coatings manufacturer. He studied

Applied Chemistry at the University of Portsmouth before studying for a PhD in Corrosion Engineering at Cranfield University (sponsored by Shell). After graduating in 1994, Bryan joined Flight Refuelling Ltd, where he became Head of Technical Services, covering coatings and non-destructive testing. During that period, he undertook an MBA at Bournemouth University. Bryan then moved to the North East to join Monitor Coatings as managing

director, becoming CEO of Global Services. In 2003 he bought the company, which then had about 60 employees with a turnover of c. £4 million. Monitor Coatings focused on R&D and Bryan built up four patents and published many technical papers. The breakthrough came in perfecting thermal spray coatings and sealant technology, which was licenced globally through technology transfer agreements to the oil and gas, and steel manufacturing industries. Much of this work was undertaken as part of collaborative projects supported by Innovate UK. Monitor Coatings’ unique offering was a combination of thermal spray technology and inorganic slurry coatings, including high temperature sealants.

Lee is the project manager for MAXIM (Multi AXial Infusion Materials), based at Hexcel’s manufacturing site in Duxford, UK. With nearly 30 years’

experience in the Aerospace sector, his career at

Hexcel has encompassed a wide range of roles within Research & Development, Quality, Product Qualification, Technical Support and more recently managing the relationships with Key OEMs and Tier 1 customers. As project manager for MAXIM, Lee is responsible for delivering the technical aspirations of the project in the agreed timeframe and budget.

Lee AllgoodProject Manager, Multi AXial Infusion Materials (MAXIM), Hexcel

Ric first joined STFC in 1995 to work in the Central Laser Facility before leaving to work in industry and run, amongst other things, the Photonics and

Plastic Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network for

a number of years. Ric then re-joined STFC in 2012 as a Business Development Manager. With over thirty years of experience in R&D, commercial and business development in advanced photonics based technologies Ric is now the Director of Business Development at STFC.

Professor Ric AllotDirector of Business Development, Science & Technology Facilities Council



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Graham Appleby obtained a PhD in Physics at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) where he studied and developed novel luminescent

detectors of x-rays and thermal neutrons. After a post-doctoral research position at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany, he moved

into Industrial Liaison at the German Synchrotron DESY in Hamburg, and then as a Horizon 2020 Project Coordinator at the European XFEL. As Business Development Manager at ISIS Neutron and Muon source, he has returned to his roots in neutron science and is primarily interested in industrial application of ISIS’ unique radiation sources.

Graham ApplebyBusiness Development Manager, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC

Professor Keyoumars AshkanLead for Functional and Oncological Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital

Professor Ashkan is the lead for Functional and Oncological Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital. His clinical practise covers the 4.5 million population

of South East London and Kent, translating into around 300 operations per year. He heads the Neurosciences Clinical Trial Unit at King’s and is the Deputy Lead for the King’s Neurosciences Research Advisory Group. He is the President of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He is the Lead for the

Glioma Genomics England Clinical Interpretation Partnership Section of the100K Genomes Project. He was a member of the James Lind Alliance for Neuro-Oncology, acting to define the key unanswered questions in neuro-oncology research to help prioritise funding. Prof Ashkan’s main clinical and research interest in brain tumours include intra-operative imaging and physiology, image guidance, immunotherapy, brain tumour genomics, minimally invasive neurosurgery, radiosurgery, new and novel therapies and patient reported outcome measures. He has won over 20 undergraduate and postgraduate prizes and scholarships.

James joined the University of Manchester after 25 years in Industry where most recently he was Vice-President of Technology Collaboration

Programmes and Managing Director of the Advanced Technology Centres for BAE Systems in the UK.

As the CEO Graphene@Manchester, which includes the business responsibilities for the National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), he will be looking to develop the industrial partnerships and collaborations to accelerate the commercialisation opportunities for graphene. James is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

James BakerCEO, Graphene@Manchester, The University of Manchester



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Dr Laura BakerHead of Product Management & Development, Tata Steel UK

Dr Laura Baker has over 20 years’ experience in the Steel Industry including senior leadership roles within Technical, Supply Chain and Manufacturing

functions. In her current role, Laura has responsibility for developing and managing the steel product portfolio in order to secure long-term partnerships with key strategic customer sectors, in particular automotive, construction and packaging. This requires expert technical and commercial skills enabling the market strategy for the UK steel-making operations to be achieved.

Laura has represented the industry at many international events and has an excellent understanding of the challenges facing manufacturing and the steel industry supply chain in particular. She is an advisor to the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council where she helps shape the direction of research funding. Laura is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Mining and Minerals and Chair of the Iron and Steel Society for that Institution. She is a Chartered Engineer and holds both a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering and an Engineering Doctorate in Steel Technology from Swansea University.

Sally is a member of the Materials team and manages the UK Circular Plastics Network. Sally is always looking for opportunities for

businesses, academics and individuals to benefit from collaborations, knowledge or funds that will allow innovative research projects to make a difference with respect to polymer projects. She

holds a degree in chemistry and a doctorate in polymer technology and is a Fellow of the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining). Her early research investigated the thermal decomposition of end of life plastics and rubbers and chemical modifications of polymer structures. She has developed new polymer compounds to address the need to use materials compatible with HFA’s rather than CFC’s in order to meet climate change targets.

Dr Sally BekenKnowledge Transfer Manager, Polymers



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In May 2018 Tom was awarded one of King’s College London’s prestigious Teaching Excellence Awards –

Teaching Experience. The Awards are offered as part of the King’s Learning and Teaching strategy funded by HEFCE and recipients are selected from those nominated by students for their excellent and engaging teaching. In 2019 he was re-appointed as Staff President of The Kings Students Dental Society and nominated for The 2019 Kings Education Award – Student Support. In March 2017 he was co-opted to The Advisory Board in Primary

Dental Care at The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. In July 2017 he also joined the Steering Group of The Faculty of Dental Trainers at The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. In March 2018 he became a Member of The Faculty of Dental Trainers at The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (MFDTEd). In July 2018 he became a Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners at The Royal College of Surgeons, England. In July 2019 he was elected as President of The Metropolitan Branch of The British Dental Association for the year 2021/22. He is also a judge in the Scottish Dental Awards and the Future of Dentistry Awards.

Dr Tom BereznickiHonorary Clinical Teacher in the department of Primary Care, The Dental Institute, King’s College London

Les Bicknell has a hybrid interdisciplinary approach to exploring the book form which has led to a wide range of commissions and exhibitions, most recently

working with Essex County Council on public art for a new housing development. His work can be found in numerous public and private international collections including The Rijksmuseum, Den Haag,

The Victoria and Albert Museum, and M.O.M.A. New York. Les’s desire to collaborate is fulfilled by undertaking a wide range of socially engaged residencies. Working as a Course Leader at University of the Arts London and other colleges informs his practice and fuels creative connections. He is currently working on synthetic anatomy within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at Kings College University.

Les BicknellSenior Lecturer in Textile Design, Norwich University of the Arts

Sofie will be speaking at the Materials and Design Exchange Lightning Talks session on Day 1 of MRE. Born in Belgium, Sofie

Boons is a self-proclaimed ‘Alchemical Jeweller’

who finds inspiration in science, materials and scents. With a studio in London and part time base in Bristol, she continues to develop her own label alongside her work as Craft Council Research Associate and Fellow at the University of the West of England.

Sofie BoonsJeweller & Research Associate, Centre for Fine Print Research, University of West of England



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Dr Emma Bradley studied at the University of Leeds for a BSc in chemistry and a PhD in bio-organic chemistry. Since 1999 she has worked at Fera

(formerly Central Science Laboratory - CSL) in York. She is an analytical chemist by training and currently leads a team of 100 scientists working on food quality and safety. She has more than 20 years of experience in the analysis of chemical contaminants in foods and specifically chemical

migration from food contact materials and articles. She is an active participant in the European Union Reference Laboratory – National Reference Laboratory (NRL) network for food contact materials as Fera is the UK NRL in this area. She is also an author of > 40 peer reviewed scientific publications and book chapters primarily on food contact materials and migration. Current research interests include the analysis of non-intentionally added substances as well as the migration from and safety of biobased food contact materials.

Dr Emma BradleyAnalytical Chemist, Fera Science Ltd

John is a member of the innovation and design team at KTN, co-creating tools such as the Innovation Canvas which help companies generate

value from new products and services. He also manages the KTN’s Materials and Design Exchange

(MaDE) programme which connects the materials science, product design and making communities to accelerate innovation. He has a background in manufacturing, inclusive design and professional development, including roles at Michael Peters Group, the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and InnovationRCA at the Royal College of Art.

John BoundKnowledge Transfer Manager, Innovation & Design, Knowledge Transfer Network

Craig BrownliePartner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Potter Clarkson

Craig is a partner and patent attorney at Potter Clarkson. His role involves advising clients on patent matters in the fields of physics, electronics,

computing, mechanical engineering and materials science. He has considerable experience of drafting

and prosecuting patent applications for inventions in the nanotechnology sector, including electrical storage cells, graphene applications, environmental sensors, user interfaces and deformable electronics. Craig achieved a 1st Class Bachelor’s degree in chemical physics and a PhD in solid state physics at the University of Glasgow.



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Tim currently works as a Senior Scientific Officer in the policy area of Food Contact Materials at the Food Standards Agency in London. He

has been in this post since September 2017. He

joined the Food Standards Agency in 2010 and held previous roles within foodborne disease control policy and chemical risk assessment. His academic qualifications include a BSc (hons) in Biochemistry with Medical Biosciences and an MSc in Environmental Technology.

Timothy ChandlerSenior Scientific Officer, Food Contact Materials, Food Standards Agency

Manish Chhowalla is the Goldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge. His research interests

are in the fundamental studies of atomically thin two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). He has demonstrated that it is possible to induce phase transformations in atomically

thin materials and utilise phases with disparate properties for field effect transistors, catalysis, and energy storage. Prof Chhowalla is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was the founding Editor in Chief of Applied Materials Today and is now the Associate Editor of ACS Nano. He has been on the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers since 2016.

Professor Manish ChhowallaGoldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science, The University of Cambridge, Henry Royce Institute Core Area Champion, Materials for Energy Efficient ICT

Nick CliffeDeputy Director, Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, Innovate UK

Nick has a particular focus on resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainability - embedding these themes across Innovate UK strategy

and competitions, helping innovators consider the wider environmental and societal drivers of their markets and supporting UK businesses. Nick’s background in resource efficiency and circular economy was gained across 15 years in industry, he worked for Closed Loop Recycling, a large

plastic bottle recycling business based in London, where he managed various projects, including a project to create the first commercial plastic bottle made from recovered marine plastic waste. Nick also worked for a spin-off consultancy business, Closed Loop Environmental Solutions, managing projects such as launching a range of on-site food composting machines in the UK and a large waste auditing program for Heathrow Airport. Nick has a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Imperial College and a master’s degree in Oceanography from Southampton University.



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Dr Tom Clutton-Brock will be speaking on “Accelerated Uptake through Use and Usability Testing”. He qualified

in medicine from Bristol University (UK) in 1980 and went on to gain an FRCP, FRCA and FFICM. Tom has been a Senior Lecturer and then Reader in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Birmingham (UK) since 1990. He has maintained a career long research interest in medical technology with particular interests in patient safety, monitoring systems and point-of-care testing. Tom was a (part time) Senior Medical Officer (Devices Clinical) at the

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for many years. Tom is also Associate Medical Director at UHB, Chair of NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee and a past member of Council at the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Since 2013 Tom has been the Clinical Director of the NIHR Trauma Management Health Technology Cooperative and from October 2014 the Interim and then Deputy Director of the Institute of Translational Medicine in Birmingham. In 2016 he became Director of the ERDF Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre and was named as one of the “100 most influential drivers of the health technology revolution, globally”.

Dr. Tom Clutton-BrockSenior Lecturer at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham

Gareth will be speaking on “Advanced Material Design Using Deep Learning”. Dr Gareth Conduit is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the

University of Cambridge and has a track record of applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems, with research contracts held with

companies spanning from materials science to healthcare. He is the CTO at Intellegens, which has developed a revolutionary suite of software tools enabling materials engineers to harness the power of deep learning to guide the design of new advanced materials, resulting in reduced costs, reduced development cycles and improved materials.

Dr Gareth ConduitChief Technical Officer, Intellegens



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Andy Cooper is a Nottingham graduate (1991), obtaining his Ph.D there in 1994 for the study of organometallic

reaction mechanisms at low temperatures and high pressures with Prof. Martyn Poliakoff. After his Ph.D, he held a 1851 Fellowship and a Royal Society NATO Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, working with Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone on polymerisation reactions and phase transfer processes in supercritical CO2 (1995–1997). He then held a Ramsay Memorial Research Fellowship at the Melville Laboratory for

Polymer Synthesis in Cambridge, working with Prof. Andrew B. Holmes on polymerisation in supercritical CO2 (1997–1999). In 1998, he was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and joined Liverpool in January 1999, where he now holds a Personal Chair. His main research interests are polymeric materials, supercritical fluids, microporous materials, hydrogen storage, metal nanoparticles, organometallics, emulsion-templated materials, and high-throughput materials methodology. He is the founding Director of the Centre for Materials Discovery and the Materials Innovation Factory.

Professor Andy CooperDirector, Materials Innovation Factory, The University of Liverpool Henry Royce Institute Area Champion, Chemical Materials Design

Tatiana will be speaking on “Commercialising Graphene and other 2D Materials Research: A Landscape Review”. As Knowledge Transfer

Manager for the KTN, Tatiana leads innovation and knowledge transfer programs across the UK foundation industries and nanotechnology

community. She led the Graphene and 2D Materials Special Interest Group which resulted in over £9m of private and public investment in industrial R&D and innovation. Before joining KTN, she researched functional materials at National Physical Laboratory, when she authored several scientific papers, scientific books, and patent. Tatiana holds a PhD in Materials Physics from Cranfield University and an MBA from London Business School.

Dr Tatiana CorreiaKnowledge Transfer Manager, Knowledge Transfer Network



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Gary is the Professor of Surface and Interface Science and Head of the Department of Materials at Loughborough University. He has worked

for Loughborough University since January 1987; initially as a member of the Surface Analysis Group of Loughborough Consultants Ltd located within the Physics Department. In 1990 this group became the Institute of Surface Science and Technology (ISST) and was later integrated within the Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering (IPTME) now the Department of Materials. Gary is currently Professor of Surface and Interface Science, responsible for a number of

major research projects Gary became Head of the Department of Materials in 2017. Gary’s research interests include the invention and development of novel surface processes and multifunctional materials which are aimed towards meeting the specific demands of industry. This research is multidisciplinary in nature, drawing from expertise in the fields of; materials, mechanical engineering, physics and chemistry. Current studies are concerned with: the development of novel processes for optimised adhesion and corrosion resistance imparted to metals including aluminium alloys and steels, and; the modelling of joints to determine the lifetime of bonded structures taking into account complex loading and environmental considerations.

Professor Gary CritchlowHead, Department of Materials, Loughborough University

Greg CrownshawThermal Process Engineer, Major Projects and Energy, Wienerberger Ltd

Since graduating in Plant Engineering from Nottingham Trent in 1988, Greg has worked in the clay, brick and tile industry, with the exception of

2 years in polystyrene manufacturing. He has always worked in the manufacturing side of the industry in Technical, Engineering and Factory Management roles for companies in the UK such

as Redland, Tarmac, Ibstock, Michelmersh and now for the last four years at Wienerberger. Greg also spent 2 years working in Saudi Arabia as a Site Manager overseeing a four Factory Brick and Tile complex west of Riyadh. His present role for Wienerberger, working for the Major Projects and Energy department, allows him to act as a Technical Resource and Project Manager for the company especially in the Thermal Process area of manufacturing.

Vanessa CutlerGlass Artist & Programme Leader, Chichester University

Vanessa will be speaking at the Materials and Design Exchange Lightning Talks session on Day 1 of MRE.Vanessa Cutler is Subject leader in Product Design at

Chichester University, with previous experience in

the water-jet industry. She has worked with many artists to incorporate water-jet technology intotheir practice, and published “New Technologies in Glass” in 2012. Her research concerns how industry can benefit from the craft sector skillset, and she continues to exhibit internationally.



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Paul has recently joined UKRI as Challenge Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge fund. This £60 million

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is designed to find ways of cutting waste in the supply chain, to develop new business models, and to create new sustainable recyclable materials. Paul was previously from SABIC where he was responsible for market development in Europe of its flexible

packaging resins. As part of this he used his previous experience in plastics sustainability to drive both mechanical and chemical recycling solutions into the plastics packaging market. Prior to joining SABIC, Paul spent 11 years at WRAP running various plastics recycling programmes including the development of food grade HDPE and PP recycling processes. Paul holds a first degree in Materials Science and Technology from Brunel University and a PhD in the processing of PET from Loughborough University.

Dr Paul DavidsonChallenge Director, Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging, UK Research and Innovation

Professor Andrea C. FerrariProfessor of Nanotechnology, Director, Cambridge Graphene Centre

Andrea Ferrari will be presenting at the Commercialisation of 2D Materials for Semiconductor Applications seminar.

He is a Professor of Nanotechnology. He is the Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre and of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology. He is Professorial Fellow of Pembroke College.

Chris Gerada will be speaking at the seminar on Materials Contributions to Driving the Electric Revolution. He received the

Ph.D. degree in numerical modeling of electrical machines from The University of Nottingham in 2005. He subsequently worked as a Researcher with The University of Nottingham on high-performance electrical drives and on the design and modeling of electromagnetic actuators for aerospace applications. In 2008, he was appointed as a Lecturer in electrical machines; in 2011, as an

Associate Professor; and in 2013, as a Professor at The University of Nottingham. His main research interests include the design and modeling of high-performance electric drives and machines. Prof. Gerada serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions On Industry Applications and is the past Chair of the IEEE IES Electrical Machines Committee. He has secured major industrial, European and UK grants, authored more than 400 papers and has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair to consolidate research in the field.

Professor Chris GeradaAssociate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Industrial Strategy, Business Engagement and Impact, and Professor of Electrical Machines, University of Nottingham



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Graham HarrisonStrategic Partnerships Director, National Composites Centre

Graham has a commercial background and worked for a number of companies involved in manufacturing banknotes and specialist filtration media for

automotive and aerospace applications. During this time he developed business on five continents in companies which won numerous awards for innovation and export. This work involved engagement with senior figures in Governments, industrial OEMs, regulators and standards organisations, including a role on an International Civil Aviation Organisation working group which develops the technologies and agreements related

to the use of machine-readable travel documents which touches directly everyone who uses a passport. Graham was Director of International Business for the South West Regional Development Agency where he was responsible for Inward Investment and Cluster Development. During this time, he led the proposal which contributed to companies such as Boeing establishing new facilities in the UK and was involved in the establishment of the National Composites Centre and creation of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Graham is responsible for the NCC’s relationships with strategic partners in Government, industry and other organisations in the innovation space.

Rob IresonInnovation Programme Manager, Glass Technology Services

In his role of Innovation Programme Manager at GTS, Rob Ireson is responsible for coordinating all R&D activities within the

company. He is also the Lead Project Officer for Glass Futures, overseeing the development of the St Helens pilot facility and coordinating activities and grant-funded projects, including the development of a £50m glass manufacturing pilot facility and the development of alternative fuels for the glass furnaces. Over the last six years Rob has helped to secure more than £14m grant funding for glass-related research projects

and is currently leading two major grant funded projects aiming to development new raw materials based on biomass ash by-products with potential to reduce the environmental impact of glass manufacturing. Other projects that Rob has been involved in include the development of new glasses for Photonics/laser applications, bioactive glass coatings, new glass-based Additive Manufacturing technologies, laser technologies for processing and bonding glass, glass-based technologies to improve productivity within the Oil & Gas sector and a novel electric-melting technology for the vitrification of nuclear waste. Previous to working at GTS, Rob spent 8 years working for the CR&D division of Tata Steel.



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After obtaining an M.Eng (First) from The University of Sheffield, Martin Jackson initially followed an aerospace materials

career working for Rolls-Royce before studying for his PhD at Imperial College London – “predicting microstructural evolution during forging of Ti alloys (EPSRC/QinetiQ)”. Between 2001 and 2005 he worked as a Research Associate at Imperial on

projects such as “high strain rate superplasticity in Al alloys (EPSRC)” and “the production of Ti Alloys via the FFC Cambridge process (ONR/DARPA)”. In 2005 he was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC Research Fellowship and moved back to the department in 2008. Martin was appointed to Senior Lecturer in 2011, Reader in Metals Processing in 2017, Professor in 2019 and is UK representative on the World Titanium Committee.

Professor Martin JacksonProfessor of Advanced Metals Processing, The University of Sheffield, Henry Royce Institute Core Area Champion, Advanced Materials Processing

Tavs will be speaking at the Materials and Design Exchange Lightning Talks session on Day 1 of MRE. Tavs Jorgensen is

Associate Professor at the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England.

Jorgensen’s research explores the design and innovation potential presented by new digital fabrication technologies - particularly within the glass and ceramics mediums. He is currently investigating ceramics extrusion processes for architectural applications and the use of 3D printing technology for glass production.

Tavs JorgensenCeramist & Associate Professor, Centre for Fine Print Research, University of West of England

Ajay is an integral member of the Materials team at KTN. He has been working with composite materials for about 20 years across a number of industry sectors,

including aerospace, oil and gas, construction and marine. He specialises in process development stage of manufacturing, and prior to joining KTN, he established a composites programme at TWI. Ajay holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

Ajay KapadiaKnowledge Transfer Manager, Composites, Knowledge Transfer Network



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Veronika KapsaliTechnical Director, Inotek

Veronika will be speaking at the MaDE Lecture/Panel session on Day 1 of MRE. Veronika is a bestselling author in industrial design

and her consultancy includes; textile technology and material futures; patent/ technology exploitation, strategies for design led innovation and road mapping.

David joined the Henry Royce Institute as CEO in February 2019. He brings a wealth of experience from a number of senior academic and industrial

positions. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy and prior to joining the Royce, David was a Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Bristol University and Co-Director of the South-West Nuclear Hub and Atkins Fellow. David led the collaboration between higher education and industry to accelerate energy

sector-related research, knowledge transfer and implementation. Previously, David was the lead for materials research at Shell Global Solutions and served as CTO at Quest Integrity working throughout Australasia and SE Asia. In recent years David has led industrial projects related to design and assessment of renewable energy offshore structures and nuclear plant. He holds and participates in a number of EPSRC/Innovate grants and also leads the EDF Energy High Temperature Centre.

Professor David KnowlesCEO, Henry Royce Institute

Heather Lewtas is the Manufacturing Realisation Section leader at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and is responsible for establishing and

running the Joining and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory (JAM) which is part of the new Fusion Technology Facility (FTF). JAM will lead the development of critical material joining and manufacturing technologies required to deliver Fusion in collaboration with industry, academia and national institutes. This will involve

driving the research, prototyping and verification of manufacturing and testing processes involving advanced materials.Prior to UKAEA Heather worked in a materials and manufacturing role at BAE Systems leading science and technology programmes ranging from fundamental physics to manufacturing technique and process development. Previously she worked on European Space Agency projects through the Imperial College London Space Magnetometer laboratory as an Instrument Engineer and has a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Oxford.

Dr Heather LewtasManufacturing Realisation Section Leader, UKAEA



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Brian McCarthyKnowledge Transfer Manager, Advanced Materials for Functional Systems, Knowledge Transfer Network

Brian has responsibility for textiles, packaging and consumer goods at KTN. A Fellow of the Society of Biology and of the Textile

Institute, he has edited titles on textile hygiene and disease control and on polymeric protective technical textiles. He has extensive R&D experience

in the textile industry; working with commercial organisations and government departments, as well as at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Manchester. He served as Director of TechnTex Faraday and began his career as Group Manager – Science at WIRA. He holds a BSc in Genetics and Developmental Biology and an M.Sc in Biodeterioration of Materials.

Allan Matthews is the Professor of Surface Engineering and Tribology in the School of Materials and Director of the BP International Centre for

Advanced Materials at Manchester University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He spent his early career in the UK Aerospace industry with Hawker Siddeley Dynamics then British Aerospace Dynamics group, before returning to academia and completing a PhD at Salford

University in advanced plasma-based coating processes for the deposition of ceramic coatings for industrial applications. He then moved to the University of Hull, where he was a member of a team which created a new Engineering Department, and later a Research Centre in Surface Engineering. After 21 years at Hull, Allan moved to the University of Sheffield, growing Surface Engineering research there and he was also Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from 2007 to 2011.

Professor Allan MatthewsDirector of the BP Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Manchester

Nigel MatthewsDirector, Strem Chemicals UK Ltd.

Nigel will be speaking at the Commercialisation of 2D Materials for Semiconductor Applications seminar.His talk will focus on metal

dichalcogenides metal a number of application

within energy storage, gas sensing, etc.In this presentation he intends to discuss what the materials are, some of the applications and deposition methods including a novel low cost solution aqueous solution capable of producing consistent films with known characteristics.



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Jane NicholsonDirector for Research Base, EPSRC

Jane is the Director for Research Base at EPSRC. This includes oversight of EPSRC investments in research in the core disciplines such as Engineering, Physical Sciences, ICT and Maths; research infrastructure; and its investment in support for

Dr. Róisín M. Owens is a University Lecturer at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology in the University of Cambridge

and a Fellow of Newnham College. She received her BA in Natural Sciences (Mod. Biochemistry) at Trinity College Dublin, and her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Southampton University. She carried out two postdoc fellowships at Cornell University, on host-pathogen interactions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the dept. of Microbiology and Immunology with Prof. David Russell, and on rhinovirus therapeutics in the dept. of Biomedical Engineering with Prof. Moonsoo Jin. From 2009-2017 she was a group leader in the dept. of bioelectronics at Ecole des Mines

de St. Etienne, on the microelectronics campus in Provence. Her current research centers on application of organic electronic materials for monitoring biological systems in vitro, with a specific interest in studying the gut-brain-microbiome axis. She has received several awards including the European Research Council starting (2011), proof of concept grant (2014) and consolidator (2016) grants, a Marie Curie fellowship, and an EMBO fellowship. In 2014, she became principle editor for biomaterials for MRS communications (Cambridge University Press), and she serves on the advisory board of Advanced BioSystems and Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Wiley). She is author of 70+ publications and 2 patents. She is a 2019 laureate of the Suffrage Science award.

Dr Róisín OwensLecturer in BioElectronic System Technologies, The University of Cambridge

people. Jane will be speaking at the Academic Conference on Day 1 of MRE, specifically looking at ‘Opportunities for research and innovation in advanced materials’.



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Professor David Penney completed his undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Swansea University in 2002

before enrolling on the Engineering Doctorate in Steel Technology. His research focused on the microstructure and corrosion performance of zinc aluminium alloys. The EngD scheme at the time was sponsored by Corus, now Tata Steel, who he went on to work for in their North Wales, Shotton plant. While in industry, David continued to conduct research on the manufacture and application of galvanised coatings and published findings at conferences and journals. He returned to Swansea in December 2009 to take up the position of Project Manager for the Steel EngD centre where he used his knowledge of industry

and academia to forge new links and expand the company support base for the scheme. He began writing grant proposals that would grow the EngD into what is now the Materials and Manufacturing Academy (M2A), which has a standing cohort of 130 Engineering Doctorate Researchers. He also co-created the Materials Education Training and Learning (METaL) Work Based Learning scheme that provides funded, 3 day courses in materials and manufacturing topics for industry partners. He became an academic member of staff in 2014 on the Innovation and Engagement pathway, focusing on creating meaningful opportunities for industrial engagement and collaborative research and training. Professor Penney has worked on over £70million of successful grant proposals with various funders that draw in support from more than 65 companies from across the UK.

Professor David PenneyProfessor of Engineering, Swansea University

Daniel was Director of The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC) for Tata Steel between 2010 and 2015. This centre of excellence was a joint

venture between Tata Steel, Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI) and Welsh Assembly Government aimed at accelerating the development of low and zero carbon solutions using the building envelope / fabric as platform for generating, storing / buffering, conserving, dissipating and optimally managing the use of renewable energy. The technologies developed at the Centre have been piloted in full-scale buildings, adopted by the collaborating industrial partners and new companies have been spun out to exploit them.

Prior to this function he was General Manager of the Tata Steel’s Insulated Panel Business in the UK.Daniel is co-founding director of AWI group, a global steel framed building solutions provider currently majoring on delivering sustainable and near zero carbon buildings. Daniel holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Strathclyde. He has worked for leading organisations (Butler Buildings and Atlas Ward Group) in the pre engineered steel framed building industry and held senior international roles in Structural Steel Design, NPD in steel framing/Building Systems & Envelope Systems, Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Strategy, Licensing, setting up Joint Ventures, Start Ups, Acquisitions and General Management.

Daniel T PillaiCEO, BIPVco



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Dr Bernie RickinsonCEO, Creative Interfaces Ltd

With an International reputation for materials, and particularly their processing by advanced technologies, Dr Bernie Rickinson has developed

through his career an enthusiasm for effective knowledge transfer. Through pioneering work in the mid 1990’s he recognised the need for better connection of materials scientists and their work to end markets, and how the feedback of “need” could positively influence materials development. As

former CEO of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) he subsequently co-created the Materials and Design Exchange (MaDE), thus enabling the expertise of UK product design and materials communities to be shared across industry and academia. In 2019 Dr Rickinson founded Creative Interfaces Ltd, and he continues to act as a MaDE Partner with the goal of helping the UK take a global leadership role in effective interdisciplinary partnerships, wealth creation and materials sustainability.

Professor Cameron Pleydell-Pearce is the Deputy Director of the SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Research

Hub and co-director of the Advanced Imaging of Materials facility at Swansea University. He worked

within the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Materials for 7 years before shifting his research focus to steel in 2012. He now holds a TATA Steel Chair at Swansea University and works closely with the wider steel industry and its supply chain. His research areas cover resource efficiency, advanced characterisation and steel metallurgy.

Professor Cameron Pleydell-PearceDeputy Director, SUSTAIN Future Steel Manufacturing Research Hub, Co-director, Advanced Imaging of Materials Facility, Swansea University

Dr Robert QuarshieHead of Materials, Knowledge Transfer Network

Robert leads all materials activities at KTN. He was a key member of the Materials Innovation and Growth Team (Mat IGT) that developed the UK

Strategy for Materials; and previously worked as

Senior Technology Advisor for BIS. A materials technologist and business school graduate, Robert has more than twenty years’ industry experience working in polymeric and metallic coatings for steel and aluminium, including senior management roles at Tata Steel. Robert is the current Chairman of MaDE and SPECIFIC IKC.



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Dr Veronica Sanchez-RomagueraKnowledge Transfer Manager, Circularity & Smart Functional Materials

Veronica’s current role is to support knowledge exchange, innovation and access to funding across the advanced materials community with

a particular focus on resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainable development. Veronica currently provides leadership to and co-delivers the UK Circular Plastics Network initiative. Veronica also supports a number of Industrial Strategy Fund

Challenges (Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging, Transforming Foundation Industries and Industrial Decarbonisation Clusters). Veronica represents KTN at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Sustainable Development Goals Division, the UK Surface Engineering Leadership Forum (SELF) and MADE (Materials and Designers Exchange). With a PhD in Chemistry, Veronica’s specialist technical knowledge is formulation and inkjet printing/additive manufacturing of functional materials.

Dr Justin SearleIndustrial Technology Director, SPECIFIC, Swansea University

Having studied analytical chemistry at Swansea University, Justin went on to complete an engineering doctorate studying the photostability of PVC

paints. His work involved the development of a rapid test for the assessment of photodegradation of coatings and their components, including assessing both the rate and the intermediate chemical species produced. Justin was also co-developer of Swansea’s 3-dimensional scanning vibrating electrode instrument, capable of investigating the corrosion processes occurring on non-planar samples such as welds and formed components. On completion of his doctorate Justin worked within Tata Colors, at Shotton Works in Deeside. During his almost 10-year career in industry, he worked within the Technical Department, primarily looking at through process improvements for both galvanising and colorcoat lines. Justin returned to

work within SPECIFIC at the end of 2011. During his time at SPECIFIC he has developed automated solar cell testing equipment to increase the throughput of the characterisation of devices and also a system of examining the solar cell lifetime via an automated light soaker and IV tester. He has worked and collaborated across many of the research themes within SPECIFIC and for over 3 years Justin managed the technical relationship and project development for one of SPECIFIC’s strategic partners. In 2016 he took on the role of Deputy Research Director, assuming responsibility for managing the research and development pipeline and team development working closely with the academics and technologists to define research targets and strategic planning. In 2018, Justin took on the role of Technology Director leading the technical delivery teams for buildings, systems integration and technology demonstration, responsible for technology demonstration and delivery at building scale.



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Professor Michael Shaver (FRSC, FIMMM) is the Professor of Polymer Science in the School of Natural Sciences at the

University of Manchester where he leads initiatives in sustainable polymers, plastics and materials for the School and for the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national advanced materials science centre, for which he is the Sustainable Materials Champion. Following a PhD in his native Canada from the University of British Columbia and an NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Imperial College

London, he began his independent research career at the University of Prince Edward Island before moving to Scotland in 2012 where he was a Chancellor’s Fellow, Reader and finally Professor of Polymer Chemistry. He leads the Green Materials Laboratory on the development of sustainable materials, including new motifs for renewable, degradable and chemically recyclable materials. His work ranges from fundamental projects rooted in monomer design to working with industrial partners in plastic packaging, medical diagnostics and sustainable materials.

Professor Michael ShaverDirector, Materials Innovation Factory, The University of Manchester Henry Royce Institute Challenge Lead, Sustainable Materials

Dr. Nick Simpson is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol where he completed the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and PhD in Electrical

Machine Design in 2009 and 2014 respectively.

His research focuses on performance improvement of electrical machines through advanced multi-physics design and manufacturing techniques. Recent applications include metal additive manufacturing of novel shaped profile windings and the development of light-weight composite materials suitable for slotless electrical machines.

Dr Nick SimpsonSenior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol

Dr Jonathan SmithBusiness Development Manager, Science & Technology Facilities Council

Dr. Jonathan Smith trained as a physicist and has a background in using high performance computing across engineering in high-tech manufacturing

industry, particle accelerator design, and within a software company providing combined

plasma and electromagnetics solutions into the semiconductor and space industries. He now helps companies adopt new digital technologies including supercomputing, artificial intelligence and other advanced digital technologies through interaction with the specialists and platforms available at the STFC Hartree Centre.



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NATEP Supports the UK aerospace supply chain to develop and exploit the new technologies which will enable them to grow

their businesses with UK and export customers. The programme enables collaborative projects through expert mentoring, networking, customer guidance and grant funding. Steven’s career covers technical

expertise in the area of thin films and particularly materials and plasma technologies applicable for ultra thin deposition of optical, semiconductor and functional coatings. His career has ranged from technical to commercial roles supporting sectors from aerospace including civil and defence to space, semiconductor and manufacturing with capital equipment, process development, R&D and supporting technical solutions.

Dr Steven StanleyNational Technology Manager, National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP)

Dr Swindells is the owner of Ferroday Ltd and has been the Managing Director since its formation in 1993. Ferroday Ltd specialise in the digital representation of materials information. Ferroday represent the UK in the ISO Committee for Industrial Data as experts in materials and information modelling and they are responsible for

the development of the two International Standards for digital materials information in the ISO 10303 series. Previously, Dr Swindells was Lecturer in Metallurgy and Materials Science at the University of Liverpool and was an Expert Adviser to the European Commission on materials data bases and the quality of information systems.

Dr Norman Swindells CEng FIMMMManaging Director, Ferroday Ltd

Professor Tavakoli initially worked as the Program Manager of the Medical Devices Faraday Partnership and then

as the Technical Director of the Health Tech & Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network for many years, and now continues to work within the Health Team of the KTN as a Knowledge Transfer Manager for Infrastructure, Medical Technology and Therapies. His main responsibilities within the KTN include; supporting innovations in the healthcare

sector and product commercialisation with support from, and in collaborations with, Innovate UK, BEIS, DH, NHS, NICE, MHRA, Healthcare UK, DIT and other stakeholders, including many charities. One of his primary roles is to support clinicians/industry collaborations. He is a Steering Committee or Advisory Board member of a number of major, healthcare-related programs, including four NIHR-funded, Health Technology Cooperatives (HTCs) and the Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Devices and Health Technologies at the University of Strathclyde.

Professor Mehdi TavakoliKnowledge Transfer Manager, Infrastructure, Med Tech & Therapies, Knowledge Transfer Network



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Jason TengPartner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Potter Clarkson

As a partner and patent attorney at Potter Clarkson, Jason works with clients ranging from start-ups and SMEs to multinationals across

a wide range of technologies to protect their innovations and provide legal advice on IP matters.

He has particular expertise in materials science, graphene technologies, nanotechnology, textiles and electrical power systems. Jason also leads and coordinates Potter Clarkson’s affiliate membership with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC). Jason holds a 1st Class Bachelor’s degree and PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Birmingham.

Anne ToomeyHead of Textiles, Royal College of Art

Anne will be speaking at the MaDE Lecture/Panel session on Day 1 of MRE. Anne is a textile design, colour and

materials specialist with national and international experience in research-based design, product development, manufacture and student-centred education.

Byron Tucker BSc MRes CEng MIMMMR&D Manager, Swansea Technology Centre, Tata Steel in Europe

Byron Tucker heads up the Tata Steel Technology Centre at Swansea University, following a role as R&D transformation manager. He has over

26 years’ experience in the steel industry. An international leader, managing R&D for Tata Steel

in Wales and European research programmes for the building envelope sector in construction. Byron is passionate about growing links between industry, academia and government and knows the importance of collaboration to achieve stretching research objectives and a robust talent pipeline to enable a successful steel industry for the 21st Century.



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Professor Greet Van EetveldeProfessor, Energy & Cluster Management, Ghent University Belgium, Head of Energy & Innovation Policy, INEOS Europe AG, Switzerland

Greet holds 2 engineering degrees in bioscience and chemistry, an advanced master’s degree in environmental sciences,

and a PhD from Ghent University in Belgium. Appointed professor in 2000, she still part-time heads the Energy & Cluster Management research group at the UGent faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Since 2011 she is employed at INEOS

Group in Switzerland as global head of Energy & Innovation Policy. She steers the pan-INEOS carbon & energy network and directs research & innovation projects tackling grand climate challenges in chemical industry. She represents INEOS in Cefic’s programme councils on Climate Change & Energy as well as Innovation, is INEOS’ delegate in the SPIRE partnership, and is chairwoman of SusChem Switzerland.

Su is Academic Director of the R&D Incubator within the NSG Group’s global R&D organisation. He is a synthetic heterocyclic

chemist by training having received his B.SC(Hons), MSc and PhD at the University of Bombay. He then spent time at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Wales, Bangor researching in heterocyclic synthesis of organic-inorganic molecular conductors/ molecular electronics. In

2011 he initiated the development of what has become the R&D Incubator within the NSG Group with the remit and vision to collaborate extensively with start-ups, established industries and universities globally to access new materials and technologies for the development of potentially new and novel glazing products. He will also promote NSG’s strategic interests with Regional, National Governmental and International Research funding bodies. Su has published over 70 refereed papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr Su VarmaAcademic Director, R&D Incubator, Pilkington Technology Management Ltd (NSG Group)

Sara Walton is the Food Sector Lead (Standards) for BSI, the UK National Standards Body. She has over 10 years’ experience of standardisation, working

with representative stakeholders and leading UK committees in food safety, quality and OHS, producing practical standards solutions in areas of

interest to government, industry and civil society. Sara has responsibility for standardisation for the food value chain, addressing innovation and other key issues such as risk management, resilience and trust. Prior to working for BSI, Sara worked in business publishing, creating and delivering information solutions for organisations based on their legal and compliance needs.

Sara WaltonFood Sector Lead, British Standards Institution



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Dr Kathryn WelsbyIndustrial Partnership Manager, Central Laser Facility, STFC

Kathryn joined the Central Laser Facility (STFC) in 2017 in a joint role with industrial partner Johnson Matthey and oversees the industrial partnerships

for the CLF in spectroscopy and microscopy

applications. Kathryn previously worked as a scientist in industry specialising in spectroscopic material characterisation for biosensor applications and her first post-doctoral role was in the clinical application of spectroscopy for earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer working with clinicians across the ABMU health board.

Harriet began her career as a technical non-production purchaser at Lucas Aerospace Systems (now Collins Aerospace) and has more than

20 years’ experience of supply chain, supplier management, strategic sourcing, marketing and

business development in the Aerospace industry. Harriet joined ADS at the beginning of January 2016 as Aerospace Operations & Business Development Manager, coordinating and leading ADS aerospace industry business development activity, as well as supporting sector specific aerospace special interest groups.

Harriet WollertonProgramme Director, National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme

Dr Weiping WuGeorge Daniels Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Department, City University of London

Dr Wu’s research focuses on carbon based functional materials for optoelectronics, energy, enviroment, engineering

and industrial applications. His research interests include in the areas of functional materials, includes novel carbon materials, carbon based molecules, polymers, nano materials, porous materials, 2D materials, thin films, meta materials, smart materials and composites, exploring their applications for electronic devices (transistors, light-emitting diodes and memories), energy harvest devices (solar cells, solar thermal, wind) and energy storage devices (supercapacitors, batteries, phase change devices). He is also

active in the areas of high frequency electronics, microwave, Terahertz (THz) and nano photonics with novel materials and structures. In the area of carbon materials, he has discovered several novel carbon materials, such as bulk biomass carbon, carbon spherical crown, carbon meshes and so on. He has sucessfully demostrated the record high performance of solar thermal powered steam generation devices to produce fresh water by introducing wind. He has also applied the high surface area, chemically activated carbon materials derived from biomass, plastics or fossil fuels in industry, such as gas storage devices, batteries, air purifiers, water filteration systems and catalysis systems.



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Added Scientific Ltd is a leading consultancy in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing, providing technical services and contract research for companies looking to exploit AM technology. An official spin-out from the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing, our founders are world-leading authorities on AM technologies.

Our goal is to push the state of the art of electrodeposition and device design at the nanoscale. ADEPT is a large interdisciplinary collaboration, with over £6m of research funding from EPSRC, spread across 7 research groups and 3 Universities. We use electrodeposition of custom

We undertake a wide range of projects including process and material development, training, software tools and design for AM and provide our customers with unparalleled access to expertise and technology. Visit us MRE 2020 to discover how our Additive Manufacturing experts can help point you in the right direction, to ensure that you get the help you need

addedscientific.com

www.southampton.ac.uk/adept

precursor molecules from weakly-coordinating solvents combined with nano lithography to deliver functional materials of required quality, component size, and complexity with a focus on science and technology in thermoelectrics, infrared detection, and phase change memory.

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ATL Advanced Coating Solutions provides solutions to materials problems using advanced coating processes including chemical vapour deposition. We work globally to solve coating and materials

Our Mission is to support innovation in the food supply chain within the context of a circular bioeconomy. We are passionate about the use of agri-food by-products as a source of environmentally sustainable, high value biomaterials for innovative food products or packaging applications. We believe that this must

Blue Castle has spent years of R&D creating a unique PVC Banner Recycling Scheme. In partnership with printable material manufacturer and distributor, Soyang Europe, we have developed a system that enables PVC banner material to be completely recycled, keeping vinyl banners out of landfill at the end of their life and reusing the material responsibly. The scheme offers a unique solution to recycling vinyl banners, is easy to

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challenges across a wide range of industries. With expertise in research, development, systems engineering and consultancy, we can offer the complete solution to your coating requirement.

be achieved due to the continuing pressures on the environment that result from a growing population. We have a broad range of expertise that can be used to support the discovery or development of new products and evaluate their performance and safety.

administrate and effective in its results. Founded in 2002, Blue Castle employs 40 members of staff at its Head Office and PVC recycling plant in Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, providing clients with sustainable and practical solutions, across all sectors. As a forward-thinking consultancy in sustainable business operations in the UK, our dedicated team of specialists cover responsible waste management and energy procurement.

Advanced Coating Solutions Ltd.

AgriFoodX UKCPN Stands 68-71

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Brunel University London is a public research university located in Uxbridge, west London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom

Founded in 1901, BSI was the world’s first National Standards Body. BSI is the business standards company that helps organisations make excellence a habit in 182 countries worldwide. BSI shows

www.brunel.ac.uk

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Brunel. In June 1966, Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a royal charter and became Brunel University.

businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth, working with a range of clients from high profile brands to small, local companies.

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COMSOL is a global provider of simulation software for product design and research to technical enterprises, research labs and universities. Its COMSOL Multiphysics® product is an integrated software environment for creating physics-based models and simulation applications. A particular strength is its ability to account for coupled or

www.comsol.com

multiphysics phenomena. Add-on products expand the simulation platform for electromagnetics, structural, acoustics, fluid flow, heat transfer and chemical applications. Interfacing tools enable the integration of COMSOL Multiphysics® simulations with all major technical computing and CAD tools on the CAE market.

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With over 200 years of combined industrial experience we can span the technology readiness levels from invention to commercialisation, bringing you the right solutions at the right time. We have a track record of applying our formidable resources to straddle sectors including chemicals, energy,

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materials, biotechnology and the circular economy. We can adapt our approach to meet your needs; we can carry out contract work, give access to our equipment or even help you build capability on your own sites. In all of this we can guarantee the highest standards of confidentiality.

Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) acts as a catalyst bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. We do this by connecting our customers with the right experts, equipment, facilities, networks, funding and more – joining the dots for effective innovation.We are a leading independent technology

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innovation centre and a founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Established in 2004, our teams tirelessly apply their many years of experience to ensure that every great invention gets the best opportunity to become a successfully marketed product or process.

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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) ensures that innovative science and technology contribute to the defence and security of the UK.

We supply specialist services to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and wider government. 60% of MOD’s science and technology programme (total

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK. By investing in research and postgraduate training, we are building the knowledge and skills base needed to address the scientific and technological challenges facing the nation.Our portfolio covers a vast range of fields from healthcare technologies to structural engineering, manufacturing to mathematics, advanced

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory

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funding: £410 million) is supplied by our external partners in industry and academia worldwide.

As an executive agency of MOD, Dstl is run along commercial lines. It is one of the principal government organisations dedicated to science and technology in the defence and security field.

materials to chemistry. The research we fund has impact across all sectors. It provides a platform for future UK prosperity by contributing to a healthy, connected, resilient, productive nation.EPSRC is part of UK Research and Innovation, a new body which works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish.

DstlStand 96

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

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The CMRI is an academic and industry network that harnesses research excellence from theory to application to enable simulation, measurement, and fabrication of metamaterials.Our breadth is our strength: we are uniquely positioned to solve multi-faceted research questions and industry challenges. Our academic

The Faraday Battery Challenge: a coordinated initiative to solve the challenges of EV battery development in the global race to electrification.The Faraday Battery Challenge, part of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy, is helping to make the UK a leading player in the research, development and manufacturing scale-up of high performance batteries for electric vehicles and other applications.

The Green-Go Two Seater will be on display at MRE 2020. The car is made from modern plastic chemicals, ABS PMMA. The yellow two-seater

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www.ukri.org/innovation/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/faraday-battery-challenge

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expertise spans electromagnetism (from thermal and infra-red, through visible, to the microwave), acoustics and fluidics. The materials we work with have wide application e.g., imaging, sensing and spectroscopy, acoustic and RF signature reduction, energy storage and harvesting.

The Challenge aims to create a new generation of batteries that are cost-effective, durable, safer, of lower weight and recyclable – investing £274 million over four years to create new partnerships and support the commercialisation of innovative battery technologies.

encompasses the light-weighting of EVs, chemical and plastic industries. All exterior panels are made from ABS PMMA.

The University of Exeter: Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation

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We turn ‘non-recyclable’ plastic waste into products. We can help you turn your plastic waste into products. From plastic bag waste to portable speakers. We specialise in making complex products out of waste. Worldwide, 150 billion kilos of flexible plastics are produced every year, and 99% is not recycled. Gomi takes this waste and makes them

Operating with its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Henry Royce Institute is a partnership of nine leading institutions – the universities of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Liverpool, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and UKAEA. The Royce coordinates over 900 academics and over £300 million of facilities, providing a joined-up framework that can deliver beyond the current capabilities of individual partners or research teams.

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into products. Gomi has been recovering discarded, non-recycled thin filmed plastics and producing artisan, highly sort after, excellent quality products. Some products Gomi has made from flexible plastic waste are: Bluetooth Speakers, Film Festival Trophies, Soap Dishes, Tables.

The Royce is the front door to the UK materials research and innovation community open to academia, industry and the public. Our research tackles some of the most pressing challenges facing today’s society, from providing energy for future cities to decarbonisation and new recyclable materials. Our materials facilities and research expertise are available to academia and industry alike. Whether you are a researcher, a large company, or an SME, we can help to meet your materials needs.

GomiUKCPN Stands 68-71

The Henry Royce InstituteStands 64-67

Established by Innovate UK, we are here to bridge the gap between business and academia, helping to turn great ideas into reality by providing access to world-class research and development facilities and

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expertise that would otherwise be out of reach for many businesses in the UK. Working through seven world-class centres of industrial innovation, we help accelerate new concepts to commercial reality.

High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC)Stands 32/33



Imperial College London is a world top ten university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research.Consistently rated amongst the world’s best universities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and

As a primary driver for innovation in the UK infrastructure industry, i3P is helping to transform ideas into collaborative opportunities and practical

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academics through collaboration across disciplines.Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges.

solutions; providing a mechanism for strategically directing innovation to address the major challenges facing the infrastructure industry.

The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) is a joint initiative between Newcastle University and Northumbria University. Our vision is to develop biotechnologies to create a new generation of Living Buildings which are responsive to their natural environment; grown using living engineered materials to reduce inefficient industrial construction processes; metabolise their own waste, reducing pollution, generating energy and high-value products and; modulate their microbiome to

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benefit human health and wellbeing.Funded through Research England’s E3 scheme, the HBBE will consist of more than 30 researchers in Biology, Architecture and Engineering and bring together four new research facilities including an Omics lab, combined digital and biological fabrication facilities and an experimental house, called the OME, which will act as a test bed for new materials and biotechnology systems in a domestic context.

The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment

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I3PStands 32/33

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The Institute of Materials Finishing is internationally recognised as the premiere source of expert knowledge on all aspects of metal finishing, coating and surface engineering technologies. Support services include:

Design advice for engineers and specifiers -

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Application of new technology -Independent technical support -Legislative and environmental guidance -Process improvement and troubleshooting -Product evaluation and testing -Coating supply chain support Expert witness -advice

The Institute of Materials Finishing

Indestructible continues to exceed Customer expectations through our speciality in manufacturing high quality high performance materials, paints and coatings. We continue to focus on improving our people, processes and

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coatings solutions, through product innovation and customer-orientated collaborative research. We work closely with our client base to meet and anticipate ever changing market pressures, environmental issues and legislation.

Indestructible Paint Ltd.Stand 60

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The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and application, to product recycling and land

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reuse. It exists to promote and develop all aspects of materials science and engineering, geology, mining and associated technologies, mineral and petroleum engineering and extraction metallurgy, as a leading authority in the worldwide materials and mining community.

The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)

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Intellegens is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge with a unique Artificial Intelligence (AI) toolset commercialised as Alchemite™ that can train deep neural networks from sparse or noisy real-world data. The result is accurate models that can predict missing values, find errors and optimise target properties. Alchemite™ is delivering ground-

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breaking solutions in materials including alloys, superalloys, aerospace and automotive - enabling organisations to design new formulations that meet their target criteria. Our technology accelerates innovation and production by eliminating the need for expensive experiments, reducing prototype costs and shortening time to market.

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The requirement for sustainability and use of renewable materials is essential as never before and Industrial Biotechnology will play a crucial role in achieving this. KETBIO, an EU funded CSA project, aims to identify Europes most innovative projects in biotechnology research and speed up their market uptake. Bringing the biotechnology community together in an interactive and

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vibrant forum, KETBIO increases knowledge and reduces barrier to entry and interaction. Come and say hello at stand 31-33 to discuss how your biotechnology developments can be applied in the materials market and how joining the KETBIO community can increase your project profile and help tackling the commercialisation process.

InvestNI are the regional economic development agency for Northern Ireland. We work directly and indirectly with all innovative, export focused businesses across Northern Ireland. Our approach to supporting businesses is based on three key elements; providing information and advice, directly and through a range of information services; providing support to people wanting to set up their own business and helping new and existing

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businesses grow and move into new markets; providing tailored support to businesses that can make the greatest contribution to increasing productivity, innovation and export growth in Northern Ireland. We can help companies of all sizes to engage in innovation and R&D activities. From £5,000 Innovation Vouchers through to collaborative research and industry-led R&D, we are here to help.

InvestNI

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Konfer is a single point of access connecting UK academics and businessesThrough konfer you can:

Find Experts -Explore Research -Access Funding -Locate Equipment -Connect with universities and business -Publish collaborations -

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) link forward thinking companies with world class academic teams to deliver innovation projects led by inspired graduates. Today more than 800 companies, over 100 Knowledge Bases

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www.ktp-uk.org

Developed, operated and managed by the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), konfer is free to use.

The NCUB is an independent and not-for-profit membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports university-business collaboration across the UK.

and more than 800 talented graduates/post grads are participating in these transformational collaborative partnerships, solving real world challenges and creating innovation impact.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)Stands 32/33

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KTN-iX™ is a cross sector program supporting innovation transfer by matching industry challenges to innovative companies from other sectors. It does this through putting large businesses with technical needs in contact with companies who have the right innovative solutions, for faster development of novel solutions. KTN-iX™ is delivered by Knowledge

www.ktninnovationexchange.co.uk

Transfer Network, who has worked with key industry stakeholders to identify specific innovation challenges through a series of ‘guided innovation’ workshops. The challenges predominantly focus on near-term issues that could provide incremental progress in the developments within these growing sectors.

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Materials Science and Engineering has been a core strength at Loughborough University for over 50 years. Our research into the development of new and improved materials and processing techniques is helping to make a real difference, shaping the products of the future, improving the world around us and the way we live. The department is highly research intensive and one measure of success is

www.lboro.ac.uk

our close collaboration with many leading global companies in a number of strategic areas including high temperature and energy materials, surface preparation and coatings, adhesion and abhesion, materials systems for armour and protection, sintering processes for ceramics, polymer processing and biocompatible materials, to name but a few.

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Materials and Design Exchange (MaDE) challenges material scientists to consider applications and provides designers with material and making options, thus turning ideas and technologies into products the market wants.

The Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre (LMCC), provides world class analytical services to industrial clients and academic researchers. The centre has a wide range of analytical techniques, some of which have capabilities unique within the UK. The main

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The MaDE Partners are Barron Gould, Crafts Council, Creative Interfaces, Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), Institution of Engineering Designers, Knowledge Transfer Network, Royal College of Art and Institute for Materials Discovery, University College London.

areas of expertise are Electron and Optical Microscopy, Surface Analysis, X-Ray Diffraction and Thermal Analysis. Our team of specialists enable researchers to gain maximum benefits from using our instrumentation.

Materials and Design Exchange Stands 18 & 29

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The University of Manchester, working with the Henry Royce Institute, is a leader in developing advanced materials for a range of global challenges. Manchester is the home to world-leading research around 2D materials, such as graphene which was isolated at the University in 2004. These wonder materials have huge potential to influence a number of areas, including

www.manchester.ac.uk

membranes and coatings; energy storage; and functional composites.

In other areas of materials science, Manchester experts are looking to test and analyse materials for nuclear energy applications, as well as helping to accelerate the discovery, manufacture and translation of state-of-the-art biomedical devices.

The University of Manchester – working with Henry Royce

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Monitor Coatings Stand 62

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MCL has over 30 years’ experience of providing high-quality coatings in the aerospace, oil, gas exploration, steel and alternative energy generation sectors, and operates to the highest quality standards, including ISO9001, AS9100 and NADCAP accreditation. Monitor boasts a comprehensive range of surface engineering products, including a unique combination of high

velocity coatings with inorganic sealants, a plasma coating facility, and a large range of ceramic coatings, including thermal barrier coatings which constitute specialist applications for the aerospace industry. With a large Low Pressure Plasma Spraying (LPPS) facility, it provides an aerospace focus for this specialist low-oxide coating system.



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The MTA exists to promote the interests, and be the voice, of the manufacturing technologies sector in the UK. The Manufacturing Technologies Association is the UK’s trade association for companies in the manufacturing technology sector. MTA members design, manufacture and supply the advanced machinery, equipment and intellectual property that enable the creation of the products we rely on from day to day

www.mta.org.uk

and that drive our economy. The MTA delivers: marketing support and networking opportunities; specific and relevant economic and technical information; representation to Government and other stakeholders; help for exporters; and support for learning and development within member companies and beyond. The MTA owns and runs MACH, the UK’s premier event to showcase manufacturing technologies.

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)

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Established in 2008, the National Nuclear Laboratory brought together the UK’s nuclear research and development capability into one organisation. Their workforce represents a

www.nnl.co.uk

combined 10,000 years of expertise in nuclear science and technology and they’re continuing to grow.

National Nuclear Laboratory

The Analyzing & Testing business unit of the develops and manufactures a complete high-precision instrument line for thermal analysis and thermophysical properties measurement, as well as offering world class commercial testing services in our laboratories. Our instrumentation is employed

www.netzsch-thermal-analysis.com/en

for research and quality control in the polymer sector, the chemical industry, the areas of inorganic and building materials, and environmental analysis. Instruments for controlling – such as for in-situ cure monitoring – complete our product line.

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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, developing and maintaining the national primary measurement standards. It is a Public Corporation owned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It has a partnering agreement

We’re Potter Clarkson LLP, an award-winning, top-tier firm of European patent and trade mark attorneys and IP lawyers, and one of the largest full service intellectual property practices in Europe.

www.npl.co.uk

www.potterclarkson.com

with BEIS and the University of Strathclyde and the University of Surrey. NPL is part of the National Measurement System (NMS) which provides the UK with a national measurement infrastructure and delivers the UK Measurement Strategy on behalf of BEIS.

We have offices in the UK and continental Europe. Visit us at MRE 2020 for more information. We love what we do, and look forward to meeting you in February.

NPL

Potter Clarkson Stand 63

QinetiQ is a company of scientists and engineers committed to listening, understanding and responding to our customers’ needs. This enables us to use our depth of experience and our unique science and engineering expertise to equip them with powerful solutions to their most pressing challenges. We offer our customers world-class expertise in advice, services (particularly test and evaluation) and innovative technology-

www.qinetiq.com

based products. We deploy our scientific and technological knowledge, proven research capabilities and unique, purpose-built facilities to provide both services and products that meet the needs of a wide range of global customers. We operate primarily in the defence, security and aerospace markets and our customers are predominantly government organisations.

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Science & Technology Facilities Council Stands 91/92

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (part of UKRI) offers researchers from industry and academia access to world class, high tech analytical equipment which is free at the point of use. Instruments and expertise are available to analyse properties such as structure, composition, dynamics and interactions. Coupled with support from initial project conception through

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to data analysis the offering ensures a better understanding and characterisation of systems. Various funding mechanisms are available to encourage industrial participation and provide easy access to these state-of-the-art large scale science facilities. Stop by on stand 91 to find out how we can support you.

SCOTTISH MATERIALS PAVILIONwww.materialsresearchexchange.co.uk/exhibitors

Exhibiting as a partner on the Scottish Materials Pavilion, the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre is the first phase of the Scottish Government’s National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and is hosted and operated by the University of Strathclyde. The new centre focuses on working with and developing novel lightweight solutions to help manufacturing businesses face and overcome the challenges of the modern-day world.

STFC.ukri.org

Through working with the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre companies can access world-class expertise and technologies. The team is highly-experienced in a breadth of processes and materials and recognises that flexibility is key. It helps manufacturers to compete globally, boost business and create a secure manufacturing future, enabling businesses to flourish and grow.

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Exhibiting as a partner on the Scottish Materials Pavilion, the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is a globally-recognised centre of excellence in innovative manufacturing technologies, engineering research and development, and metal forming and forging research.

www.afrc.org.uk

The AFRC’s focus is to build and develop capabilities that help businesses overcome manufacturing challenges and become more competitive. By taking a structured approach to innovation, the AFRC helps customers de-risk and accelerate the introduction of new technologies, materials and processes. The centre’s work can cover an entire product development cycle – from testing and characterisation to material and product assessment.

Advanced Forming Research Centre

Exhibiting as a partner on the Scottish Materials Pavilion, ScotCHEM is a federation of Scotland’s university chemistry departments. We bring together seven research-intensive universities. We pool and enhance resources

www.scotchem.ac.uk

for chemistry research and research training in Scotland. We offer an outstanding breadth and depth of expertise in chemistry. We connect chemists with opportunities and catalyse innovation.

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Advanced Materials Research Laboratory

The Advanced Materials Research Laboratory is a leading laboratory housed in the University of Strathclyde that offers a vast array of opportunities for standout research and knowledge exchange in materials engineering and science.Our expertise ranges from nano-scale through to full-scale component testing, microstructural, compositional and thermal

www.afrc.org.uk

analyses, and mechanical testing. Our services vary from consultancy to commercial clients across all sectors of engineering to partnering with government and academic institutions in multidisciplinary research projects. In all cases, we are committed to playing a key role in the delivery of collaborative research and exploitation of new knowledge and skills.

SELF is the Surface Engineering Leadership Forum and it was set up by a group of involved parties in surface engineering, advanced coatings and materials finishing, in order to promote the use of these technologies in industry, and to interface with government on developments and funding requirements.

SELF confidently predicts growth within the sector, with turnover expected to almost double by

www.iom3.org/surface-engineering-division/news/2019/mar/25/surface-engineering-leadership-forum-self-launched

2025, which will lead to an increased employment requirement of 50,000 jobs. This would provide an additional £4bn to the UK economy. SELF will lead the sector on transformational journey to sustainable growth which will unlock recognisable benefits over the next 7 years. From operational improvements, to acceptance and implementation of a digital manufacturing culture, companies can move from being “match fit”, through “best in class” to “world class”.

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The Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) is a dynamic, interdisciplinary research institute within Sheffield Hallam University dedicated to addressing industrial problems. From materials analysis to infrastructure management, we deliver innovative solutions that generate real competitive advantage. We deliver work to over 100 companies each year, meeting businesses at their point of need. Our services include:

Advanced coatings -Automation, machine vision and robotics -

www.shu.ac.uk/research/specialisms/materials-and-engineering-research-institute

Corrosion and structural integrity -Composite technologies -Construction materials -Energy modelling -Failure analysis -Infrastructure management -Materials analysis, modelling & testing -Plasma physics, HIPIMS and PVD -Polymers, paints and nanocomposites -Surface finishing and tribology -Sustainability and process simulation -Wear testing -

Sheffield Hallam University: Materials and Engineering Research Institute

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The Shell Works UKPCN Stands 68-71

We make home-compostable materials from seafood waste that degrade in just 4-6 weeks. We have a team that comes with a wide range of technical and professional experience: in tech, business, engineering, design, marketing and sales.

www.theshellworks.com

Our team’s collective experience, whether in tech at Apple Inc. & Alphabet, or design & engineering firms, has created an interdisciplinary approach that enables us to tackle this complex problem.



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Strem Chemicals UK Ltd distributes a wide range ALD / CVD precursors, nanomaterials including QD’s, aqueous conductive inks, high purity metals, catalysts and ligands. Our products come with licensed technologies, royalty free for R&D purposes. We offer next day delivery on a growing range of stock in the UK. Non-UK stock held at

www.strem.co.uk

other locations is typically delivered within five working days. We pride ourselves on customer service with essential customer updates to keep you informed of your delivery status. Strem Chemicals UK Ltd is certified ISO 9001 and 14001 to ensuring quality, care of the environment and customer service.

Strem Chemicals UKStands 32/33

Storm Board LLP is the board manufacturing relative of Protomax Plastics Ltd.Protomax are the world leaders when it comes to plastic board manufacturing technology. Our focus at Storm Board is turning waste plastic into a weather proof and recyclable alternative to plywood.

www.stormboard.net

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Swansea UniversityStands 99-101

Materials@Swansea represents a cluster of nine projects that focus on the decarbonisation of buildings and industry and share expertise in metals; alloys; coatings; energy generation, storage and systems.

Equipped with state-of-the-art advanced imaging, materials characterisation and pilot manufacturing facilities, the cluster works at all levels from the

www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering

fundamental science through scale-up to full-scale demonstration of products and processes.

Built on a long history of industrial collaboration at Swansea University, the team works with more than 70 partners at regional, national and international level to drive innovation, develop skills and effect lasting change.

Surface Measurement SystemsStand 73

Surface Measurement Systems develop and engineer gravimetric sorption analyzers andinverse gas chromatography instruments for physico-chemical characterization of solid state materials. Our instruments can be used for studying sorption and desorption isotherms, vapor and gas diffusion kinetics, hysteresis effects, stability studies, water activity, phase transformations, amorphous content, permeability, surface energy heterogeneity, dispersive and acid-base surface

www.surfacemeasurementsystems.com

energy, solubility parameters, heats of adsorption and works of adhesionand cohesion.

We are world leaders in sorption science and inventors of Dynamic Vapour Sorption (DVS) technology and Inverse Gas Chromatography (iGC) instrumentations. We provide professional world-class scientific and technical support for all our customers and our products are used by hundreds of leading laboratories and universities globally.



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Tecman UK, Advanced Material Engineers are a leading manufacturer and converter of advanced materials producing ground-breaking developments in next generation adhesive tapes, thermal and acoustic management materials, and surface protection films.

For over 25 years Tecman’s material and product development has enhanced industries and

www.tecmanuk.com

engineering projects with an R&D programme galvanised by an inherent drive for innovation with a customer centric approach. By applying innovation in material development and product configuration, and by taking a strategic approach to every project, Tecman deliver solutions focused on advanced performance and intelligent design that add tangible value aligned with customers’ needs.

With laboratories housed at Fish Quay in North Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, TRL9 Limited was established in 2016, emerging from the experience and expertise of our team and those strategic partners we work with in the field of surface engineering and advanced coatings.

TRL9 Limited is a small privately-owned business, dedicated to research, development

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and commercialisation of technologies such as oleophobic materials and solid-state heat engines derived from nano-thermoelectric generators for both heavy industrial applications and light, wearable technology.

TRL9 works closely with Innovate UK, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and SELF (Surface Engineering Leadership Forum).

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The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) is one of the world’s leading institutes for photonics research, based at the University of Southampton. The ORC will be showcasing the latest innovations in advanced materials from two of its flagship EPSRC-funded research programmes:

The £22M Future Photonics Hub works with -industry to support the rapid commercialisation of emerging technologies by developing materials, devices and fabrication processes with ease of integration and production at their core.

photonicshubuk.org

The £4.5M Physics and Technology of -Photonic Metadevices and Metasystems programme grant aims, through better understanding of the new physics of advanced materials structured on the nanoscale, to explore technological applications of photonic metadevices, particularly in telecommunications system applications.

Innovations on display will span 2D materials, metamaterials, novel glass, fibre, III-V, silicon and mid-IR photonics, all underpinned by fabrication capabilities from the University of Southampton’s £200M cleanrooms.

The Advanced Materials Show | 8th – 9th July, 2020 | NAEC Stoneleigh

Europe’s largest exhibition and conference for the advanced materials industry, The Advanced Materials Show, takes place on 8th & 9th July 2020 NAEC, Stoneleigh, Coventry. The show is a unique, free-to-attend exhibition and conference that brings together a highly focused audience, all

advancedmaterialsshow.com

involved in the innovation, research, production, purchasing and integration of advanced materials technology. Spread over two action-packed days, the show connects SME’s with multi-national organisations and offers unrivalled insight into current and future materials development, with experts from across the industry attending. The show is co-located with Ceramics UK, Battery Cells & Systems Expo and Vehicle Electrification Expo.

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The University of Edinburgh Stands 19 & 28

The University of Edinburgh is ranked among the world’s best universities – we are 18th in the 2019 QS World University rankings. We make it easy to work with our researchers, who can help businesses innovate and develop new products and services.

www.edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk

We have expertise across the materials sector, including novel and advanced composites, soft materials, polymer chemistry, energy capture and storage, semiconductors, sensors, robotics & AI.

The Propulsion Futures Beacon has invested in world-leading research that will enable the University of Nottingham to be a key player in developing the propulsion system of the future. We are proposing a pathway towards truly sustainable, responsible and carbon-neutral travel through electrification, based on new materials, novel technologies and seamless systems integration. Through interdisciplinary research projects, investment in facilities, equipment and people, we will deliver:

www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/propulsion-futures

Significant scientific outcomes in green and -sustainable new materials, electrification and propulsionNew materials and propulsion systems for all -forms of transport reducing the destructive impact on the environmentHybrid and electric demonstrators for air, land -and marine transport

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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield is consistently in the top 5 departments in the UK for delivering Materials undergraduate courses. It is part of the Faculty of Engineering, which is number 1 in the UK for research income and investment.

Our research focuses on the major themes of

UKAEA’s mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology, and position the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy. The knowledge UKAEA has gained from fusion can now benefit a range of industrial and research applications. Our Material Research Facility can analyse the effects of irradiation on materials. MRF works with

www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials

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biomaterials, functional materials, metals and nuclear. We lead, or are influential in a number of centres of research excellence, including the Henry Royce Institute, MAPP (Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes) Hub, DARE (Designing Alloys for Research Efficiency) and SubST (Substitution and Sustainability in Functional Materials and Devices), amongst others.

fission, fusion and other research programmes, bridging the gap between university and nuclear licensed site laboratories. UKAEA’s Fusion Technology Facilities have the capability to test prototype components under combined thermal, mechanical, hydraulic and magnetic loads, to mirror the conditions found inside fusion reactors.

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UK Circular Plastics Network Stands 68-71

The UK Circular Plastics Network (UKCPN) aims to bring together the diverse users of plastic products and realise the best means for reducing plastic waste entering the environment through a programme of networking and knowledge-sharing events and related support activities. UKCPN is an activity supported by UK Research and Innovation and forms part of the Plastics Research Innovation Fund (PRIF).

www.ukcpn.co.uk

The launch of UKCPN will bring to light the current situation regarding plastics and work to improve the country’s relationship with plastic and towards reducing plastic waste. This two-year programme brings together those with solutions to the problem and facilitates circular supply chain engagement with those solutions. More than 12 events will be undertaken throughout the UK over the next two years.

The Henry Royce Institute facilities at the University of Cambridge support research into Materials for Energy Applications. We host state-of-the-art research equipment for use by all UK academic and industrial researchers. Royce@Cambridge equipment suites promote the development of new materials and device systems for renewable energy generation, energy storage, and efficient

www.maxwell.cam.ac.uk/research-and-impact/advanced-materials

energy use, including solar cells, batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage, low-power electronic components, hydrogen, and other new fuels. Royce@Cambridge facilities can support UK researchers, government and industry to shape our future national energy infrastructure, as the UK transitions towards the goal of net-zero-carbon emissions by 2050.

The University of Cambridge: The Henry Royce Institute

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The University of Liverpool leads the design of functional materials and is breaking new ground in this field. Supported by their dynamic Materials

www.liverpool.ac.uk

royce.materials.ox.ac.uk

Innovation Factory, the University is actively looking for new materials that can have large-scale applications in industry.

The Department of Materials at the University of Oxford has advanced facilities and equipment for investigation, characterisation and processing of a wide range of materials, including for the development of next-generation energy storage solutions.

Materials experts at the Oxford Materials Characterisation Service provide characterisation,

consultancy and training services.A founding partner of the Henry Royce Institute, Oxford leads the energy storage theme. Royce-supported/funded facilities are available for training, student access and for industrial research. Research facilities are backed up by scientists based in the David Cockayne Centre for Electron Microscopy and the Atom Probe, Bruce, Pasta and Grant research groups.

The University of Oxford: The Henry Royce Institute

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The Bragg Centre for Materials Research at the University of Leeds brings together scientists and engineers to develop new insights for innovative products, devices and applications. We provide world-leading experimental and analytical facilities to understand and build materials from the atomic to the macro-scale. We are a founding partner

www.leeds.ac.uk

of the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s centre for advanced materials research and innovation. Our academics conduct wide ranging research that has real world impact and our ability to innovate often leads to innovative new products, services and solutions.

The University of Leeds Stand 46



Robert QuarshieHead of Materials

Robert leads all materials activities at KTN. He was a key member of the Materials Innovation and Growth Team (Mat IGT) that developed the UK

Strategy for Materials; and previously worked as

Ajay is an integral member of the Materials team at KTN. He has been working with composite materials for about 20 years across a number of industry sectors,

Ajay KapadiaKnowledge Transfer Manager, Composites

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Sally is a member of the Materials team and manages the UK Circular Plastics Network. Sally is always looking

for opportunities for businesses, academics and individuals to benefit from collaborations, knowledge or funds that will allow innovative research projects to make a difference with respect to polymer projects. She holds a degree in

Sally BekenKnowledge Transfer Manager, Polymers

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Senior Technology Advisor for BIS. A materials technologist and business school graduate, Robert has more than twenty years’ industry experience working in polymeric and metallic coatings for steel and aluminium, including senior management roles at Tata Steel. Robert also leads the Graphene and 2D Materials Special Interest Group.

including aerospace, oil and gas, construction and marine. He specialises in process development stage of manufacturing, and prior to joining KTN, he established a composites programme at TWI. Ajay holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

chemistry and a doctorate in polymer technology and is a Fellow of the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining). Her early research investigated the thermal decomposition of end of life plastics and rubbers and chemical modifications of polymer structures. She has developed new polymer compounds to address the need to use materials compatible with HFA’s rather than CFC’s in order to meet climate change targets.



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Tatiana will be speaking on “Commercialising Graphene and other 2D Materials Research: A Landscape Review”. As Knowledge Transfer

Manager for the KTN, Tatiana leads innovation and knowledge transfer programs across the UK foundation industries and nanotechnology

Tatiana CorreiaKnowledge Transfer Manager

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Veronica Sanchez-RomagueraKnowledge Transfer Manager, Circularity & Smart Functional Materials

Veronica’s current role is to support knowledge exchange, innovation and access to funding across the advanced materials community with

a particular focus on resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainable development. Veronica currently provides leadership to and co-delivers the UK Circular Plastics Network initiative. Veronica also supports a number of Industrial Strategy Fund

Challenges (Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging, Transforming Foundation Industries and Industrial Decarbonisation Clusters). Veronica represents KTN at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Sustainable Development Goals Division, the UK Surface Engineering Leadership Forum (SELF) and MADE (Materials and Designers Exchange). With a PhD in Chemistry, Veronica’s specialist technical knowledge is formulation and inkjet printing/additive manufacturing of functional materials.

community. She led the Graphene and 2D Materials Special Interest Group which resulted in over £9m of private and public investment in industrial R&D and innovation. Before joining KTN, she researched functional materials at National Physical Laboratory, when she authored several scientific papers, scientific books, and patent. Tatiana holds a PhD in Materials Physics from Cranfield University and an MBA from London Business School.

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Brian McCarthyKnowledge Transfer Manager, Advanced Materials for Functional Systems

Brian has responsibility for textiles, packaging and consumer goods at KTN. A Fellow of the Society of Biology and of the Textile Institute, he has edited

titles on textile hygiene and disease control and on polymeric protective technical textiles. He has extensive R&D experience in the textile industry;

working with commercial organisations and government departments, as well as at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Manchester. He served as Director of TechnTex Faraday and began his career as Group Manager – Science at WIRA. He holds a BSc in Genetics and Developmental Biology and an M.Sc in Biodeterioration of Materials.

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John is a member of the innovation and design team at KTN, co-creating tools such as the Innovation Canvas which help companies generate

value from new products and services. He also manages the KTN’s Materials and Design Exchange

Chris is the Marketing Manager at KTN for the Health and Materials Teams, looking after marketing activities for the UK Circular

Plastics Network, MRE2020 and the Medicines Manufacturing Challenge Community. Chris also supports promotional activities for two Special Interest Groups as well as the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund competitions and briefing events

Aileen organises events for KTN’s Materials, Health, Chem/IB and Agri-Food teams. She is also KTN’s data protection officer.

(MaDE) programme which connects the materials science, product design and making communities to accelerate innovation. He has a background in manufacturing, inclusive design and professional development, including roles at Michael Peters Group, the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design and InnovationRCA at the Royal College of Art.

in Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine, Accelerating Detection of Disease, Transforming Foundation Industries and Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenges. With oversight of newsletters, social media, content creation, article writing, the design of branded materials and CMS, Chris supports the Health & Materials Team over the full spectrum of marketing activities. A graduate of Newcastle University with a degree in French & Business and with previous marketing roles at a brewery and in reviewing music festivals,

Aileen spent 25 years in the Civil Service, working in housing, benefits, for the MOD and in private office roles. Before joining KTN, she worked in business support for TWI.

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Rhianna is an administrator for KTN.

Innovation programme. Natasha has over 15 years events experience, organising events of all sizes from 10-1000+ delegates.

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Selina is responsible for supporting the Advanced Materials portfolio of projects and help understand the impact of

our funding. Previously she was in the Aerospace team and was responsible for delivering the

Innovate UK Highly Innovative Technology Enablers in Aerospace (HITEA) programme as well as helping businesses understand the Horizon 2020 funding opportunities. Prior to Innovate UK, Selina has held various positions within the aerospace and defence sector. Her experience is predominantly in project and portfolio management as well as data analysis.

Selina ScottImpact and Performance Manager – Advanced Materials (Manufacturing & Materials),

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Nick CliffeDeputy Director, Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge

Nick Cliffe will be speaking at the UK actions towards zero plastic waste session on Day 2 of MRE.

He has a particular focus on resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainability - embedding these themes across Innovate UK strategy and competitions, helping innovators consider the wider environmental and societal drivers of their markets and supporting UK businesses in exploring new manufacturing methods and business models.

Nick’s background in resource efficiency and circular economy was gained across 15 years in industry, he worked for Closed Loop Recycling,

a large plastic bottle recycling business based in Dagenham, East London, where he managed various projects, including a project to create the first commercial plastic bottle made from recovered marine plastic waste. Nick also worked for a spin-off consultancy business, Closed Loop Environmental Solutions, managing projects such as launching a range of on-site food composting machines in the UK and a large waste auditing program for Heathrow Airport and various airlines to develop recycling options for both terminal and cabin waste.

Nick has a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Imperial College and a master’s degree in Oceanography from Southampton University.



Ben is currently the Deputy Director for Transforming Foundation Industries at Innovate UK. This £66m challenge aims to transform the

UK’s foundation industries (composed of the glass, metals, cement, ceramics, chemicals and paper industries) to make them internationally competitive, secure more jobs throughout the UK, and grow the sector by 2024. His role is to manage a team and deliver the challenge on time and budget. He was previously the Innovation Lead in

Advanced Materials, responsible for developing and implementing the advanced materials technology strategy for UK wealth creation.

Before working at Innovate, he has nine years’ experience as a consultant at the forefront of environmental policy development. He had a focus on in resource efficiency, policy, sustainable technology and innovation, where he advised government and industry on a wide range of issues. He has a PhD in chemistry and hands on experience of innovation and commercialisation

Ben WalshDeputy Director – Transforming Foundation Industries

Richard GunnHead of Advanced Materials and E-Infrastructure, EPSRC

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Richard advises leading academic researchers, universities and companies. He works in partnership with research organisations, businesses,

funders and government to develop and implement collaborative research, innovation and training initiatives. Since joining EPSRC in 2012, Richard has managed research and training portfolios in computer science, materials engineering and quantum technologies. He has particular experience in supporting the development of emerging technologies and international funding

programmes. As part of his involvement in the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, Richard led on skills, innovation and international engagement initiatives, including establishing a UK-wide network of Training and Skills Hubs in Quantum Systems Engineering. Prior to joining EPSRC, Richard worked for a leading firm of patent attorneys where he worked with inventors, start-ups, universities, SMEs and multinationals, on a variety of intellectual property issues. Richard has a Masters degree in chemistry from the University of Leeds, and a Masters degree and PhD in chemical biology from Imperial College London.

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