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A rendering showing part of a 3D printed social housing project , which Versarien is due to deliver with their clients , Building for Humanity
“ I joined the business a few years later in 2017 as Head of Research ,” he continues , “ when VRS acquired Cambridge Graphene Limited , a spin-out company from the Cambridge Graphene Centre at University of Cambridge with GRM ink technology that I co-developed . Over the years , we ’ ve continued to grow through the acquisition of other advanced materials and technology businesses in strategic areas , in particular entering the energy storage sector through acquisition of Gnanomat S . L . Based in Madrid , Spain , Gnanomat is developing GnanoCaps comprising graphene / metal oxide hybrid materials for the electrodes that bring superior performance compared to current supercapacitor market standards . GnanoCaps also utilize aqueous electrolytes and mitigate environmental concerns associated with leakage , ensuring safe and sustainable operation .
“ We also had the opportunity to acquire some technology that originated from Samsung in South Korea . Samsung was one of the early pioneers in graphene , producing
roll-to-roll single-atom thick graphene on copper substrates for the electronics industry . Graphene really is the ultimate limit in terms of what can be achieved with computing and will be an enabler for quantum technologies . In fact , it ’ s the most conductive , thinnest , and strongest material known to man . We ’ re now seeing the commercialization of single-atom-thick graphene in several very high-end performing applications . The acquisition in late 2020 came with lots of IP and manufacturing equipment . Today , we still have a base in South Korea , but our business model has changed over the last couple of years and we ’ re now moving to more of a licensing approach . Today , we manufacture advanced materials in the UK and Spain with focused R & D efforts at the universities of Manchester , Cambridge and Ulster where VRS staff are located and then work with other partners overseas who want to license our graphene-manufacturing capabilities and know-how . The graphene market hasn ’ t yet reached peak maturity and large volume manufacturing in the UK
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