Science City Research Alliance Industrial Collaboration
Dr Mike Ahearne Business Engagement Manager Science City Energy Efficiency Project University of Warwick Birmingham Science City: Research Alliance
ENERGY FUTURES ADVANCED MATERIALS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE THEME THEME THEME
Innovative Hydrogen Energy Characterising Clinical Experimental Advanced Uses of Energy Efficiency Trials (TM1) Medicine Materials Advanced (AM1) Materials (TM2) Adrian Jickles Mike Ahearne Debbie Richard (AM2) Rob Hudson Girdlestone Sarah Keay- Simpson Karl West Rubina Mian Bright Mark Emma Melia Andrew Claire Potter Humphries Todd £6.5m £10.6m £10.7m £8.9m £9.9m £9.9m
Research Alliance
Research Fellows TM1 – Clinical Trials Case study: Optimal Medicine Ltd
• Start-up micro-company • Divestment operating from London registered office • Considering a West Midlands base • US-based CEO introduced through networking at Boston Roadshow April 2010 • Invited to visit Warwick • Focus area is personalised medicine – Tailoring treatment to an individual – Assessment of genetic biomarkers – Determining treatments ‘optimal’ for an individual Optimal Medicine Ltd Complete collaborative research service offered by Warwick
• This includes: – Virtual Office at Wellesbourne – Trial design and patient recruitment • We aim to carry out a large, multi-centre study looking at the predisposition to drug side effects in Schizophrenia – Scientific expertise in psychology, metabolism, molecular biology, statistics – Joint i4i and FP7 applications submitted – Support team includes BEM, academic staff, RD staff, Contracts, Warwick Ventures TM2 - Experimental Medicine Network of Excellence • Aim: to catalyse, strengthen & expand the region’s capacity in TM, providing new medical technologies, research jobs & new companies (this comes before clinical trials)
• AWM Funding £9.9 million plus c£3.5 million
• Success so far with both regional SMEs and Multi- national Experimental Medicine (TM2)
Speed networking Britvic: Not an obvious GlaxoSmithKline and university partner academics: 5 new potential collaborations • Exploring possibilities explored as a result • Early detection of microbial contamination Business Interactions Initiated
Local Businesses International Innovative Head Quarters Workshop- West New Midlands Partnerships
Dressings Direct Ltd Advanced Therapeutic Materials Ltd GFC Diagnostics Ltd Dermal Technology New Laboratories Ltd Collaborations Innovative Uses of Advanced Materials (AM2)
Companies we have worked with...
Winnats, Ceramital, Rossyew Ltd, Wiring solutions, Unilever UK, Exova, ATC Colours, Glide Pharma, Excilica, RSSL/Cadbury, Kudos Blends Ltd, Aston Martin, AstraZeneca, Areva, Gnosys, Gelpack, Sanofi-Aventis, Cytec Engineered Materials, Key Forensic Services, SSL, Rennishaw, 3-C’s, Pfizer.
Companies we are currently taking with...
3M, Home Office, Forensic Science Service, P&G (Brussels), MIRA, Diamond Hard Surfaces, Reckitt Benckiser, Robinson Brothers, Binding Site, Irresistible Materials, Synthomer, Norbar, BioFilm Ltd, Bruker UK Limited, Blue Mino, Paintbox, GSK, Unilever (Mumbai), Boots, Veolia, STL,...etc Commercial in Confidence – Internal use only Analytical Testing of Polymer Materials aiding development of new products
Analysis service for known, aged and unknown samples. Recent enquiries from Synthomer, GSK and Unilever (Mumbai)
Multiple detectors on every GPC including Viscometry, diode array, fluorescence, refractive index and light scattering.
Testimonial from Client: “We have worked with the Polymer Chemistry experts at the University of Warwick in the past and the facilities made available via Birmingham Science City has met our needs perfectly. We are currently exploring further work with Warwick, which will help us greatly in developing our products in the personal care marketplace” Ezat Khoshdel, Unilever Research, Port Sunlight Exilica – Manufacturers of spherical polymer particles. Applications include: fragranced and anti-bacterial plastics, topical medicines and cosmetics.
Picture shows an Interferometric image taken KLA Tencor MicroXAM2 Measurement by Birmingham Science City equipment of of surface topography and wear Exilica’s µ-Sq beads’ microstructure on the volume. surface of a polymer sample.
“It’s great to have a variety of high resolution scientific apparatus, with ease of access, right on our doorstep. We’ve really appreciated the local availability of Science City and really appreciate the help they have offered.”... Daniel Lynch, Technical Director, Exilica Limited, The Technocentre, Puma Way, Coventry. Winnats Scientific Services Expertise and analysis for surface and materials characterisation
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20 0.50 q3* distribution Density Cumulative distribution Q3 / % Q3 / distribution Cumulative 10 0.25 Particle Size and Shape Analyser 0 0.00 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2 4 6 8 10 20 40 60 80 100 200 particle size / µm (Sympatec, UK).
Particle size distributions of samples of ground glass were successfully obtained.
Testimonial from Client: “We look forward to continuing our relationship with the researchers at University of Birmingham. Their expertise in materials characterisation has been of great benefit to our Company and we have no hesitation in recommending Science City and look forward to future collaboration.” Robin West, MD Winnats Scientific Services Derbyshire. AM1 Business Engagement
• 10 Collaborations • 14 Assists • 70 Companies in the pipeline • Pipeline value - £190k Eley bullet manufacture
• Attended first launch meeting • Met with BEM, discussed needs • Alloy analysis provided by XRF @ UoB. Faster and cheaper than AAS • Subsequently purchased own equipment. • Eley introduced Winnats; training and particle size analysis
What else is in the pipeline? Warwick Audio Technologies Winnats Paintbox Bombardier Belfast Chamberlin & Hill AWS Birmingham Instruments Marston Teer Coatings Johnson Matthey ColourTechnologies Morgan Ceramics Robinson Brothers Malthouse Ltd Areva T&D Deritend Wickham Laboratories Limited Inanovate Starchem Limited, Kite Medical Eley Ascot Pacific Joint Replacement Instrumentation Ltd 3-Cs PERA Dermal Technology Laboratory Ltd Aston Martin Vetted Ltd Isotron PLC Gamma Processing Site Schott PANalytical Biocomposites Ltd Sandvik Isotron Ltd Thermo Fisher Scientific Interface Spectra Ltd Corac Laser Lines Ltd Xiros plc Airflow PMD APA Parafricta Limited GKN Qinetiq Dressings Direct Ltd Timet Foseco EG Technology Bruker Vesuvius New Summit Biopharma Group Reynolds Ferro Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc Integrity Scientific Holliday Black Country Castings AHT 3M Intrinsiq Materials Hadley Group ITCM Glassworks Hounsell Xenobiotica PERA Energy Efficiency
• Ergohome • Abacus Solar • Paintbox • Converteam • Graffica • Cubewano • JaguarLandRover • Ford • New World Solar • Widney Leisure • Climate Change Solutions • EBC • Greenwatt Sustainable Solutions • National Grid • NPower Paintbox Ltd
• Business Assist (UoW) – Scoping out a programme of work to enable diversification into solar energy markets – Establishing R&D requirements to develop pv coatings – Funding options – Meetings with solar companies and academics – Preparation of proposal for next steps • Initial assist with UoW completed • New collaboration in place to undertake a 3 year PhD research programme under the Warwick Collaborative Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (WCPRS) Cubewano Rotary Engine Research Collaboration
• Cubewano designs and manufactures rotary internal combustion engines. • Project aim was to optimise the combustion systems to increase efficiency and enhance the engine’s ability to run on heavy fuel oil. • This was achieved by building an engine with a complete side made from glass and installing optical diagnostic equipment from Warwick. • The work enabled the company to become the first rotary engine manufacturer to design engines capable of running on kerosene based, heavy fuel oil. New World Solar Installations Research and Development Collaboration
• To evaluate the actual performance of a range of solar photovoltaic panels • Utilising Science City solar energy evaluation and testing facilities in the School of Engineering at Warwick • The project will enable the company to introduce a new type of solar power panel into the UK market with the potential for manufacturing under licence in the West Midlands Hydrogen Energy Project: Highlights
Sustainable Hydrogen Generation - Waste to Energy
Hydrogen Utilisation
Hydrogen Storage Progress (since 2007) Output To date Target
Jobs created 32 60
Bus created 1 3
Bus Assist 15 26
Bus Coll 7 26
Patents & Licences 1 4 Completed Engagements
• Kingfisher Industrial Ltd • Biogen Greenfinch • Airmax • Teer coatings • Electricity North West • Ideasource • Bulmers (Hereford) • Varicon Aqua Solutions • Dow Corning • Minor, Weir & Willis • CEL • Miromedia • Eon • Exilic • Longma Clean Energy • Intervate Ltd Kingfisher Industrial Ltd Kingfisher specialises in solving the problems industries encounter when processing bulk solid materials
• Company introduced to us by MAS • Install erosion resist linings and monitoring systems • Faced with potential £100k’s claim for replacement of components due to corrosion problem • Some simple analysis of corrosion (XRD & ICP) enable them to reduce liability costs to a minimum (demonstrated their limited culpability), and protected future orders Thank You
Energy Futures Adrian Jickells [email protected] Mike Ahearne [email protected]
Advanced Materials Richard Simpson [email protected] Karl West [email protected]
Translational Medicine Rubina Mian [email protected] Debbie Girdlestone [email protected]