Following the success of the nCam2012: Small Science. Big Business. event, we are pleased to invite you to the second edition of our academia-industry showcase. This event provides a unique opportunity for company representatives to interact with leading academic researchers and students from the NanoForum Strategic Network, the Nano Doctoral Training Centre and Cambridge nanoscience community.
Date: 17th of October 2014, 9-5pm
Venue: University of Cambridge, The Gillespie Centre, Clare College
Innovations in nanotechnology are poised to revolutionize many facets of industry, allowing radical advances in countless fields and enabling new opportunities for a broad spectrum of businesses.
This event will bring together business visionaries, success stories, potential nano-entrepreneurs and other interested players to showcase Cambridge’s nanotech potential within the university and to the wider business community.
Programme & Speakers
9am – 5pm – NanoConnections Workshop: Academia-industry partnerships offer the best means for both parties to address today’s global challenges, working together to turn leading scientific discoveries into new inventions. Across two sessions, companies and leading Cambridge academics will present their experiences and discuss the potential pitfalls in establishing strong, mutually beneficial partnerships. Over lunch and within sessions, there will be plenty of opportunity to learn about the science being carried out at Cambridge and to explore possibilities for forming new technological collaborations.
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:25 | Welcome address |
| 09:35 | Introduction from Lord Alec Broers FRS FREng |
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Session 1: The view from Industry |
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| 09:50 | “Nokia in Cambridge” Dr Piers Andrew, Research Leader, Nokia Technologies |
| 10:10 | “Working with Academia – making it a success” Dr Jon Pillow, Principal Scientist, Cambridge Display Technology |
| 10:30 | coffee break and networking |
| 11:00 | “CamSES – catalysis, sustainability and entrepreneurship” Dr Giorgio Divitini, CamSES, a spin-out from Materials Science |
| 11:20 | “Technology for Wafer-scale Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene” Dr Bingan Chen, Process Scientist, Aixtron |
| 11:40 | “Schlumberger research opportunities” Dr David Snoswell, Senior Research Scientist, Schlumberger |
| 12:00 | Panel Discussion: “Selling Science: What excites a CTO?” Chaired by: Prof. Sir Mark Welland FRS FREng, Professor of Nanotechnology, Director of the Nanoscience Centre |
| 12:45 | lunch and networking |
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Session 2: The view from Academia |
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| 13:30 | “Case studies on the successful commercialisation of university nano research” Dr Alec Reader, Nanotechnology, Knowledge Transfer Network |
| 13:50 | “Real tears, at the interface” Prof. Jeremy Baumberg FRS, Professor of Nanophotonics, Director of the Nanophotonics Centre and the NanoDTC |
| 14:10 | “Nanobusiness” Dr Stephan Hofmann, Engineering, Head of Hofmann Group |
| 14:30 | coffee break and networking |
| 15:00 | “Role of science in the emerging industry of plastic electronics” Prof. Henning Sirringhaus FRS, Hitachi Professor of Electron Device Physics, Head of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Group |
| 15:20 | “Working with Industry on Blue Sky Science” Dr Erwin Reisner, Chemistry, Head of Reisner Group |
| 15:40 | Panel Discussion: “All gain no pain: Can industrial innovation and academic freedom live together?” Chaired by: Prof. Russell Cowburn FRS, Director of Research, Cavendish Laboratory |
| 16:30 | Final remarks |
| approx 17:00 | Close |
All attendees are encouraged to prepare and take along one slide summarising their expertise/potential interests. This may come handy during the networking time.
POSTPONED– Careers Networking Event: Due to extension of the day workshop programme and the level of interest, the careers networking session will happen as a standalone event in spring 2015. Watch this space!
Getting involved
Attendee: University of Cambridge members: free of charge. External guests: attendance at both the workshop and the careers fair is priced at £50 per person, including lunch.
Register early to avoid disappointment (deadline: Thursday 9 October 2014): NB subsidised places for University of Cambridge members are now all taken, but we operate a waiting list so please register your interest and we will get back to you in case of any last-minute cancellations. Last few paid-for places are still available.
Companies wishing to exhibit/be included in the event handbook/showcase themselves as a potential employers should get in touch with the Organisers on SSBB@nanoforum.cam.ac.uk by end of September 2014.
Organising Committee:
Dr Dan Credgington, Dr Ahu Gumrah Dumanli Parry, Dr Silvia Hernandez‐Ainsa, Dr Katherine Orchard (NanoForum Fellows), Dr Karishma Jain (NanoDTC Teaching Fellow) and Dr Aga Iwasiewicz‐Wabnig (NanoForum Coordinator and Knowledge Transfer Facilitator for the Cavendish Laboratory).