Science 2 Business Hub events

Where will your business be in three years' time?

The global market for organic and printed electronics is set to explode from $1.18 billion in 2007 to over $48 billion by 2017*.
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Possibilities for the innovation and commercialisation of functional polymers for high value products also extend to chemicals, coatings, smart applications, plastics, packaging and many other markets and technologies.

With confirmed speakers:

• Dr Luigi Occhipinti, Program Director IMS R&D, STMicroelectronics
• Dr Munira Raja, Lecturer in Organic Electronics, University of Liverpool
• Dr Waltraud Vorwerg, Fraunhofer IAP (Biopolymers)
• Dr Geoff Williams, OLED Group Leader, Thorn Lighting
• Dr Martin Walkinshaw, Project Manager, PETEC

This event will:

• consider developments in materials, smart applications, micro and nano fabrication and device manufacture
• help you create new products and applications for biopolymers, sensors, OLEDs, transistors, logic systems and photovoltaics
• link you with leading industry experts and the latest technologies and applications
• bridge the gaps between science, technology, application and commercialisation
• provide dynamic workshops to identify projects that can be taken forward TODAY to give your business a competitive edge.

The S2B Hub is an industry-led partnership managed by Teesside University that drives to create projects and innovative solutions for ‘science using’ SMEs in the North East within a three-year timeframe.

*IDTechEx, Organic and Printed Electronics Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2007-2027.

Working with Teesside University

By working closely with the University through the Technology Futures Institute, the S2B Hub is able to benefit from the range of facilities and capabilities – many of interest to those involved in functional polymer systems.

As an eligible company, you can gain access to this analytical equipment and resources.
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It isn’t just the equipment that will benefit your business, the S2B Hub approach of listening to your concerns and issues will always be at the forefront of discussions. And you benefit from the willingness of the scientists and research teams here at Teesside to help you find bespoke solutions to your science related problems.

Below is an overview of what is potentially available to your business through collaboration with the S2B Hub. For more detailed information please contact us directly.

Capabilities to support functional polymer systems:

• fabrication capabilities for coatings - thin films and structuring of materials
• clean room (class 100 and class 1000)
• thin film metal deposition, thermal evaporation – platinum, gold, copper (nm, µm), sputtering – nickel/chrome, gold, aluminium
• wet etching of metals and insulators, patterning of thin films by photolithography – etching, polymer hot embossing, precision machining, micro-injection moulding, laser ablation
• spin coating of thin films (sub-µm, µm), screen printing
• oven for firing or bonding
• device packaging (ultrasonic welder)
• CAD design solutions (AutoCAD,Pro/E)

Electronic and optical characterisation:

• current, voltage and power measurement meters
• photodiode, digital picoammeter
• electrical machine
• VLSI/ASIC/FPGA design and implementation tools
• SoC development kit
• various circuit design and simulation packages
• particle measurement rig
• UV-VIS spectrophotometer
• spectrofluorimeter
• fibre optic spectrometer.

Biosensor capabilities:

• functionalisation with nano-particles
• surface modifications, bio-functionalisation with ligand/receptor binding
• micro-electrodes patterning on polymeric films
• array of electrodes for multiplex detection
• sol-gel based dye for fluorescent detection.

Materials analysis:

• SEM-EDS, scanning electron microscopy
• x-Ray analysis, micro x-ray analyser
• fluorescence spectroscopy
• infra red, fluorescence, raman and atomic force microscopy
• rheology.

Research capabilities

Materials processing and chemical nanotechnology:

• nano and functional materials
• smart materials
• sol-gel chemistry and processing
• nanocomposite materials and hybrids
• high performance coatings.

Nano and micro devices:

• optical and electrochemical sensors
• micro-fluidic devices
• nano and microfabrication
• lab on chip analytical systems
• flexible electronics

Biotechnology and applied bioscience:

• development of microbiological environmental waste treatments
• functional foods
• probiotics
• nanoparticles in medicine and nano toxicology.

Electronic engineering:

• digital systems design and VLSI/ASIC/FPGA
• image and video signal processing
• content-based image and video compression methods
• MPEG standards
• High performance parallel architectures and real-time data processing.