Partner with world-leading academics working on sustainable materials R&D

Date & times: Wednesday 22nd November, 4pm GMT

Format: Presentations, live Q&A, and partnering (55-mins)

Speakers:

Dr Ericka Ford, NC State University
Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Imperial College London

In the second event of our current online partnering series, we’ll be speaking with leading academics at Imperial College London and NC State University about their latest sustainable materials research and partnering opportunities for teams in industry R&D. All attendees will have the chance to request an email introduction with any or all of the panellists to discuss collaboration and commercialisation opportunities related to their research.

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By registering for the event, you will also receive a full recording of the event and the partnering request form shortly after the live event.

Dr Ericka Ford, NC State University

Ericka is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, having a joint appointment between the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS) in the Wilson College of Textiles and The Nonwovens Institute (NWI), since 2014.

Her research in fiber extrusion and textile nanotechnologies has garnered multi-disciplinary collaborations and industry funding on topics of ‘green’ fiber manufacturing to minimize pollution, the substitution of hazardous chemistries or those having a high carbon footprint, and the use of industrialized crops to solve today’s sustainability challenges, and solutions to positively affect the ‘blue’ marine economy.

Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Imperial College London

Agnieszka is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London and leads the Sustainable Carbon Solutions research team. Dr Brandt-Talbot is interested in creating bio-derived materials and chemicals from sustainable biomass and the application of novel tailor-made solvents for more sustainable use of carbon in our economy.

Dr Brandt-Talbot was awarded Imperial's President's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Early Career Researcher in 2015, the Department of Chemical Engineering's Sir William Wakeham Award in 2016, and a 2017 Imperial College Research Fellowship which she took up in the Department of Chemistry. She is co-founder and a director of start-up company Lixea.

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Partner with world-leading academics working on sustainable materials R&D

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Run in partnership with:

ASTP are Europe’s premier association of knowledge transfer professionals whose work aims to improve the quality of impact that public research has on the economy and society.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry. FPA is comprised of manufacturers of flexible packaging and material/equipment suppliers to the flexible packaging industry.

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is a non-profit organisation that connects industry, academia, regions and citizens to transform bio-based feedstocks into novel sustainable products and applications, and create circular bioeconomy ecosystems through investments, innovation and know-how.

The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) is a global think tank focused on research, knowledge-sharing, and fostering connections to fast-track the development of environmentally preferable and animal-free materials.

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