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UNIVERSITY of the West of Scotland (UWS) has revealed its new state-of-the-art thin films laboratory at a special event held at the Paisley campus.
Officially opened by the Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, Professor Sheila Rowan, the newly-refurbished £12 million laboratory is part of the University’s internationally recognised Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging (ITFSI), a centre of excellence and a key thin films laboratory in the UK.
More than 60
delegates from industry, government and academia attended the launch of the new
lab, which develops and specialises in industry-leading thin films research for
various applications, including medical devices, sensors, engineering, optics, imaging
systems, electronic devices and photonics.
The extensive upgrade and refurbishment have enabled the Institute to streamline and combine its research, development and commercialisation laboratories into one large, high-tech offering, which also includes the installation of novel, UWS-patented technology.
The investment
into the new facilities will help the Institute continue to build on its
successes, which, over the past five years, has won £7 million worth of
external research and enterprise grants, as well as securing five patents and
creating a new masters programme in advanced thin films technology.
The Institute has
also produced UWS’ first-ever award-winning spin-out company and sensor success
story, Novosound, which recently announced it had raised an additional £3.3
million funding to further develop its ultrasound sensor products and to pursue
its global expansion plans.
Professor Des Gibson, Director of the Institute of Thin
Films, Sensors & Imaging at UWS, said: “We are thrilled to formally unveil
the Institute’s new thin films laboratory, which will bolster our position as
one of the UK’s leading institutions in thin films, sensors and imaging.
“The industry-grade facilities will act as an embedded thin films manufacturing offering here at UWS, meaning not only the continued advancement of ground-breaking research but also further collaboration with industry and the creation of additional spin-out companies, enabling us to capitalise on a host of new opportunities. We look forward to seeing what other success stories emerge from the Institute in the years ahead.”
Professor Craig Mahoney, Principal &
Vice-Chancellor of UWS, said: “We are incredibly proud of UWS’ capabilities in
thin films, sensors and imaging, which has seen the Institute’s involvement in
some of Scotland’s most innovative and pioneering research projects. Thin films
have far-reaching applications in a host of sectors, many of which we come into
contact with every day, from medical ultrasound to gas sensing, and it is
fantastic to see the contribution being made right here at the University.
“We are confident our investment in the new
laboratory will enable the Institution to build on its fantastic successes, as
well as offering a state-of-the-art space for collaboration with industry and
other businesses in the field.”
Professor Sheila Rowan, Chief Scientific Adviser for
Scotland, said: “These new facilities will support innovation in a research
area where UWS has a key strength, further boosting Scotland’s reputation for
excellent science.”