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Ilika Technologies, the science-led materials discovery company, has announced that it is expanding its operations to the University of Southampton Science Park. This expansion has been prompted by the rapid growth of Ilika’s business and the corresponding increase in personnel. Commenting upon this development, Graeme Purdy, CEO stated, “These are exciting times to work within the Ilika organisation. The team is striving hard to ensure that we capitalise upon our leading position in the field of high throughput R&D and we are confident that there will be further growth and investment in both our technical and commercial capability as we continue to realise our marketplace aspirations”
Ilika Technologies is a privately held company which was spun out of the University of Southampton in 2004. Ilika quickly established a reputation for innovation and rapid results the high growth industry of materials development. The company specialises in the development and application of high-throughput, combinatorial R&D techniques for the accelerated discovery of new materials. In particular, Ilika has the capability of creating, as well as characterising, vast numbers of inorganic materials deposited using either physical vapour deposition or chemical vapour deposition techniques as well as the capability of generating and screening thousands of bio-compatible polymers. Consequently, the main markets that Ilika has chosen to focus upon include the energy, electronic and biomedical sectors. Ilika engages with customers through research collaborations, technology development projects and through licensing of materials which Ilika has developed.
Recent projects include a joint development initiative with CellTran in the field of corneal bandages; fuel cell catalyst development work for Asahi Kasei and a DTI/EPSRC supported program with Johnson Matthey, the University of Oxford and the CCLRC for the discovery and optimization of materials for hydrogen storage.
The address for the new headquarters of Ilika (effective from 1 February 2007) is:
Ilika Technologies Ltd
Kenneth Dibben House
Enterprise Road
University of Southampton Science Park
Chilworth
Southampton SO16 7NS
UK
Main line +44 (0)23 8011 1400
Main fax line +44 (0)23 8011 1401
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