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INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES MW POLYMERS, a leading
manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and
coatings for pipeline industries, has won
an innovation grant of more than £200k
MW POLYMERS RECEIVES from government body Innovate UK.
The grant will support a collaborative
knowledge transfer partnership (KTP)
£200K GRANT FROM project between MW Polymers and
Aston University.
The aim of a KTP project is to
exchange knowledge three ways
INNOVATE UK FOR NEW between the business, the university
and the graduate. This supports areas
of potential growth for the business,
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT develops stronger industry ties for the
university and allows the graduate to
further their work in a specialist field.
Mike Wild, founder and Managing
Director of MW Polymers, said: “Securing
funding from Innovate UK is a great
result. It will enable us to work with the
brightest minds in the field of advanced
materials. By the end of the project, we’re
confident we will have an innovative
product suitable for industry.”
The project team will be responsible
for developing a new polymeric
material with the support of MW
Polymers and the Aston Institute of
Materials Research (AIMR), which is led
by Professor Paul Topham.
Speaking on the project, Professor
Topham said: “This is an exciting
project for Aston University to be
part of. Aside from developing a new
advanced material, we will have the
opportunity to build stronger industry
links through MW Polymers, which will
benefit our students. In addition, it will
enable Aston University to maintain
its position as a leader in advanced
materials research.”
By the end of the two-year project,
it is envisaged the company will have
gained invaluable insight into advanced
materials, built stronger ties with Aston
University and Innovate UK and will have
a commercially viable product ready for
market. This will help MW Polymers
to achieve its strategic growth plans
MIKE WILD, MANAGING and will strengthen its reputation as an
DIRECTOR OF MW POLYMERS innovator within the UK gas industry.
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