Organised by the University of Bath’s Physics Department, this is a one-day meeting where companies small and large, start-up and established, can introduce their business, research challenges, and ideas for potential collaborations to academics from Bath and GW4, and where academics can in turn share their aspirations and strategy for translational research. Relevant fields encompass nanoscience, photonics, theoretical physics, quantum technologies, advanced materials, medical science and more. Companies are invited to showcase their expertise through pitches, posters or table-top exhibits. Academics will learn how to assess the suitability of their ideas for starting up a company, and how to navigate the spin-out process. Government agencies, business incubators and business angels will explain how to secure seed and continuation funding, and how to engage with a range of investors. Early career researchers will have the chance to participate in a bespoke training programme outlining career paths outside traditional academic routes. A panel session will involve all participants in Q&A, and there will be extensive opportunities for networking. The Bath Knowledge Exchange Team and Research & Innovation Service representatives will be on site to assist both companies and academics in their learning and information exchange and to provide support for kick-starting collaborations.
Morning Sessions
Time | Event | Event | Title |
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9.00am : 9.30am | Welcome coffee & registration | - | - |
9.30am : 10.05am | Jonathan Knight, Vice-president (Enterprise), University of Bath | Optical fibre research at the University of Bath – Successes and Failures | - |
10.05am : 10.25am | Daniel Wolverson, University of Bath | Condensed Matter and Quantum Materials | - |
10.25am : 10.45am | Habib Rostami, University of Bath | Theoretical and Computational Physics Group Research Overview | - |
10.45am : 11.15am | Coffee break | - | - |
11.15am : 12.30pm | Industry Innovation showcase | - | - |
11.15am : 11.30pm | Ruth Oulton, University of Bristol | Quantum Technology Innovation Centre | - |
11.30am : 11.45pm | Ashley Brewer | Science Creates, Bristol | - |
11.45am : 12.00pm | Andrea Kelly, University of Bath | Bath Innovation Centre | - |
12.00am : 12.15pm | Joe Pearce, University of Exeter | Exeter Innovation Accelerator | - |
12.15pm : 14.30pm | Early Career Researchers move to CB3.15 for ECR KE & Impact training session | - | - |
12.15pm : 12.35pm | Michael Powell, Oxford Inst. Plasma Tech. | Utilising plasma processing for high quality device fabrication | ECR KE & Impact Training Session, CB3.15 |
12.35pm : 12.55pm | Satyam Ladva/Harald Plank, Oxford Inst. Plasma Tech., Quantum Design | 3D Nanoprinted Nanoprobes: Advancing the Frontiers of Atomic Force Microscopy | ECR KE & Impact Training Session, CB3.15 |
12.55pm : 13.15pm | Thi Huong Tra Nguyen, The Training Marketplace | The Training Marketplace: Democratising the training world | ECR KE & Impact Training Session, CB3.15 |
13.15pm : 14.30pm | Sponsor Exhibition, Poster Session & Lunch | - | ECR Training |
Afternoon session
Time | Event | Event | Title |
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14.30pm : 15.00pm | Bruce Colley, Programme Manager, Innovate UK | Engaging with Industry: governmental programmes | - |
15.00pm : 15.30pm | James Hamilton, Technology Transfer Manager, RIS, University of Bath | Intellectual Property Commercialisation, licencing, spin outs and all that! | - |
15.30pm : 16.00pm | Oksana Meleshykhina, Senior Technical Programme Manager, Microsoft | Empowerment Code: Writing the Future of Women in Tech | - |
16.00pm : 16.20pm | Coffee break | - | - |
16.20pm : 17.20pm | Panel Session: Working with industry & research organisations outside academia | Adelina Ilie (moderator); Helen Liang, LabCycle; Elizabeth Shotton, Diamond Light Source; Nicola Broughton, CPI; Felix Hall/Oliver Gibson, EIP; Steven Edwards, Bath Innovation Centre; James Hamilton, Bath Research & Innovation Services; Annelies Voorhaar, Elsevier; Euan Allen, Siloton | - |
17.20pm : 18.00pm | Academic Poster session and reception | - | - |
18.00pm : 18.05pm | Prizes and closing remarks | - | - |
Sponsored by
- Amplitude
- Toptica
- Optica
- Thorlabs
- Renishaw
- Quantum Design
- SHI Cryogenics
- Photon Lines
- Best Scientific
Code of conduct
We kindly ask all delegates to adhere to the University conference Code of Conduct.