Ann: First Graphene joins the University of Manchester, page-8

I like this from this morning's announcement particularly the last two sentences:

James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester said ”The GEIC is a key component of the University’s strategy for Graphene@Manchester. Our aim is to accelerate the commercialisation of real-world applications and transition graphene and other 2D materials from the lab to the marketplace. The GEIC will bring in an additional 30 staff in addition to academics to grow community to over 300 graphene-related staff at the University. First Graphene is one of the first three companies to sign-up with the GEIC as a ‘Tier One’ partners. We anticipate that Tier One partners are likely to be larger SMEs and multinationals with interests that span multiple application domains.”