Here are some of our recent and current programmes:
Access Innovation - PU
Agemaspark - precision moulding
Arterius - oriented bioresorbable polymer stents
Autodesk Inc - long fibre injection moulding/ CAE for polymer processing
China Petroleum (Sinopec) phase 1 - solid phase orientation processing
China Petroleum (Sinopec) phase 2 - solid phase orientation processing
Defence Science & Technologies
Dyson - precision surface feature moulding
Dyson Technology - precision extrusion
Elcometer - precision moulding of commercial components
EPSRC Capital Grant - Advanced Materials for Healthcare
EPSRC Flow Induced Crystallisation - with Nottingham and Leeds Universities
EPSRC Healthcare Impact Partnership - shape memory polymers for soft tissue and bone fixation; with Innovate Orthopaedics and the Fortius Clinic
EPSRC Low Carbon Manufacturing - enhanced solid state shear milling for difficult to recycle polymers; with Sichuan University/ NSFC funding
EPSRC MeDe - UK Centre for Innovative Manufacturing of Medical Devices, led by Leeds, with Newcastle, Nottingham & Sheffield Universities
EPSRC R4M - Resilient Materials for Life, led by Cardiff, with Cambridge University
EU Himalaia - multi partner EU programme in precision moulding
EU Microman - multi partner EU Marie Curie network in precision moulding
Floreon - novel PLA materials
Gates Foundation - micro needles
Grow Med Tech - polymer development for fixations
Innovate UK - various programmes, including TrakRap novel packaging
JRI Orthopaedics - coating characterisation
Kimberly Clark - corporate support
KTP James Mae Gro
Locate Therapeutics - novel processing
NIRI
Royal Academy of Engineering - research fellowship with Changchun, micro moulding structures
Royal Society - Research Fellow (Prof Y Men) Changchun - in-situ beam line study of structure development in solid phase orientation and micro moulding
Sabic (phases 1, 2, 3) - solid phase orientation processing of polymers
Sinopec (China Petroleum Co) Beijing (phases 1, 2) - solid phase orientation processing of polymers
Sofmat - novel anticounterfeiting technologies
Translate Med Tech
UKEIRI - 3 programmes with Indian institutions: ICT Mumbai, NCL Pune, Pune
University of Leeds - shape memory fixations
Y & H Strategic Health Authority