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[alchemy] 14/10/2018 15:29

Crumbs. I'd missed all that.

[senden11] 14/10/2018 15:25

onone2, try as I might, I'm struggling to follow your posts, though it could be partly due to a very fine Australian I had with my Sunday roast ;-)

[tomduck] 14/10/2018 15:17

Just Club being a massive pessimist and reading something from nothing 😂

[club sandwich] 14/10/2018 15:14

MW: "I also put your frustrations down to your passion alongside... well, frustrations. China as a market is manageable on intention, but tough in terms of U.K. and Chinese law to ensure long term control. Government policy has a say too. All good though"

read into that what you will...

[onone2] 14/10/2018 15:14

the china loi pends on brexit,when we exit the gdp will crash, and china will bail out the uk as part of the silk rd venture.

vrs may walk and follow the american dream.

[ellissj] 14/10/2018 15:12

Nearly 4 years since this announced. Delighted with progress of vrs since and very optimistic with geic soon to open. Great positioning neill and co. Aimo. Best ellis

5 December 2014
University announces new graphene partners.
Two more companies have finalised collaborative partnerships with The University of Manchester to work on graphene applications of the future.

Morgan Advanced Materials and 2D-Techhave both agreed long-term research collaborations with the National Graphene Institute (NGI), the £61m centre at the University set to open in early 2015.

The news coincided with the first industry tour of the NGI this week, when representatives from 15 companies including AkzoNobel, Tata ;and BAE Systems were the first to tour the NGI just months before it opens its doors.

The industry group also formed the Advisory Panel for the £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), which will fill a critical gap in the ecosystem for graphene and 2-D material research, development, and application in the UK.

Also revealed today for the first time is the first of three graphene-related videos from The University of Manchester, showing how our research in partnership with industry could create real-life applications. The first film, on graphene membranes, can be seen at 

The partnership with Morgan Advanced Materials will explore the full potential of graphene, with a particular interest in understanding and optimising the relationship between the manufacturing process and materials science. The partnership has been established to improve the prospects of bringing this material to commercial reality.

2D-Tech, which was a company spun-out of The University of Manchester in 2013, was taken over by Versarien earlier this year. The collaboration will initially focus on projects in graphene/polymer nanocomposites and 2D inks but will look develop further project opportunities and to grow into a strategic partnership.

The two firms join more than 30 partners currently working on graphene research and commercialisation projects with the University.

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien plc, said: “This is a significant step forward for 2-DTech and its journey towards commercialisation and we are delighted to cement our relationship with The University of Manchester.”

The industry representatives who took part in the first tour of the NGI were shown how commercial organisations and academics will work side by side on the applications of the future.

One of the visitors, Steve Harris, Head of University Collaboration for BAE Systems, said: “I was very impressed by the scale and the vision of what Manchester is trying to achieve. The key for companies like BAE Systems, who will be long-term  users of graphene, is the capability to move quickly and the GEIC will allow the University to do that.

“The sheer scale of what I have seen today is fantastic and it’s very clear to see the University’s ambition.”

James Baker, Business Director of Graphene@Manchester, said: “We now have more than 200 researchers at The University of Manchester working on graphene and 2D materials and with the opening of the NGI in early 2015, we are seeing an increasing engagement with industry and new partners being signed.

“This engagement with industry on research projects and in shaping the future capabilities of the GEIC for pilot production of graphene and its various applications will be key to the increased probability of success in the commercialisation of the material.”

The NGI is funded by £38m from the UK Government, via the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and £23m from the European Regional Development Fund. The GEIC is funded by £15m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF), £5m from Innovate UK and by £30m from Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company owned by Mubadala."

[grabster] 14/10/2018 15:12

haz1 - NR owns an Aston Martin. President & CEO of Aston Martin Group is Andy Palmer - who travelled on the same plane to China with NR on Theresa May's trade delegation. Posters here have shared images of Andy and Neill together. A partnership exists between Warwick Manufacturing Group (the industry wing of Warwick University) and Aston Martin. Versarien have a connection with WMG.

[woodpeckers] 14/10/2018 15:07

clubbie , your comment 'see my current Twitter exchange with Matt. Doubt we'll be seeing anything China-related this side of Christmas...' - can you post a link, I can't see anywhere that suggests that?

[hew] 14/10/2018 15:07

For any not following Matt's tweets, his most recent (3 today, and 2 prior), though giving nothing really new, are highly supportive and encouraging especially given his (fundamentally) independent status. Clearly totally committed though - what an asset!

Summarised by one tweet: "Seriously though, I am really happy with progress".

Recommended reading for any feeling wobbly.

EDIT: Club, now seen yours above. If the same tweets, I didn't read them like that.

[chumbo1] 14/10/2018 15:02

I was going to get an iodine purple Ferrari.......

[club sandwich] 14/10/2018 15:01

sonson - see my current Twitter exchange with Matt. Doubt we'll be seeing anything China-related this side of Christmas...

[squire007] 14/10/2018 14:59

At 146p an electric bike ..... lol The Aston come to those who wait ;-) 350p .... ding dong.

[onone2] 14/10/2018 14:48

simple the demand for electric vehicle will have a surge for minerals that are in short supply that will meet
the requirements of the electric vehicle, so if you do not have the produce then you have no product.

[alchemy] 14/10/2018 14:39

Demand for EVs will outstrip supply of what ? EVs ? How do you know that?

[ridicule] 14/10/2018 14:36

Squire007 What? An electric bike 🚲 or an Aston Martin?

[sonsonnyjim] 14/10/2018 14:31

If we got say one MOU in China and one decent order before Xmas that should see us comfortably over £2, that seems realistic to me but just my opinion

[squire007] 14/10/2018 14:29

Just bought one of them in Spain, great bit of kit and fun ...

[onone2] 14/10/2018 14:17

electric bikes will take a good percentage of the green dream,as the demand for ev will outstrip supply.

[squire007] 14/10/2018 13:34

The link is me buying one again soon i hope :-) .....

[alchemy] 14/10/2018 13:21

Beyond a new AM plant in Wales for their EVs no clues.

[alchemy] 14/10/2018 13:07

Just thinking aloud. If a fourteen bagger repeats its achievement and it starts out circa ten p . Then that leads it to a value of Pounds 19.6 .

[wildchild] 14/10/2018 13:07

With regards to PRSM and FEVR, their share prices rocketed with the added ingredient of "Trading ahead of expectations". I would dearly love VRS to be able to announce this at some time in the future.

[haz101] 14/10/2018 13:03

Folks can anyone fill me in with any potential links between Aston Martin and VRS if any?

[haz101] 14/10/2018 12:49

There will be a lot of ppl saying ‘I told you so’ when we enter the big league and they will be right imo, the writing is on the wall