Confirmed Sponsors
Formulation Engineering CDT
Founded in 2001, the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Formulation Engineering is the longest running CDT in the UK, having been funded by EPSRC through five consecutive grants.
The Centre for Doctoral Training works with Partners from a range of Formulation Industries, including leading food, personal care, pharma and fine chemicals companies, as well as experts in new medicines and therapies. Pioneering the concepts of Formulation Engineering in the UK, the CDT won the University a Queen's Anniversary Prize 'for excellence in Formulation Engineering' in 2011.
The CDT aims to be a world-leading provider of research and training, equipping graduates with the skills needed to manufacture the next generation of sustainable formulated products, spanning numerous industry sectors.
GUNT Technology
Through their headquarters in Hamburg and UK office in Hampshire, GUNT engineers develop, manufacture, and supply didactic equipment that is designed specifically for teaching in universities, colleges, technical and vocational schools. This gives students a hands-on practical approach to help understand even the most complex principles.
In addition to its broad range of equipment, GUNT has developed innovative tutorial software and web-based E-learning modules, these form a comprehensive range of teaching materials and videos to assist both student and teacher.
Combined with augmented reality, digital acquisition of test results and network capability, multiple users can access real-time data, all of which are designed to complement GUNT’s product range and to meet Industry 4.0 criteria.
NETZSCH
Wielding over 60 years of experience, NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing provides top-of-the-line customized solutions in thermal analysis, rheology, the determination of thermophysical properties, and fire testing. Our representative offices around the globe, along with our large subsidiaries in China, Japan, the USA, and Korea, allow us to deliver our unparalleled service and support to customers in academia, industry, and materials testing worldwide.
Used in the fields of polymers, life sciences, energy solutions and electronics – as well as in high-temperature applications such as glass, ceramics, metals, alloys, building materials and inorganics – the instrumentation in our comprehensive portfolio is developed and manufactured in-house, in deliberate collaboration with our customers to ensure their utmost satisfaction.
Technical excellence, innovative technology, uncompromising quality standards and first-rate software make us to one of the world's leading manufacturers in our trade, with exceptional service offerings rounding out our unsurpassed reputation.
For first-class instrumentation and expert service, look no further.
We’ve got you covered.
NETZSCH.
Tianjin Aozhan Chemical Technology Co
Tianjin Aozhan Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise integrating scientific research and development, engineering design, equipment manufacturing and technical services. It has passed the triple certifications of ISO 9001 quality management system, ISO 14001 environmental management system and ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system, and holds over 80 authorized patents. The company focuses on the research and development and manufacturing of high-end chemical research equipment. Its core products include small-scale evaluation devices, pilot-scale skid-mounted equipment and standard customized equipment, covering key equipment types such as fixed-bed, fluidized-bed and slurry-bed reactors, multi-channel reaction devices, polymerization reaction systems, electronic-grade distillation columns, coal pyrolysis-gasification units, etc. It serves strategic industrial fields such as petrochemicals, coal-based energy, biomedicine, environmental technology and new materials. With over ten years of technological accumulation, the company has delivered more than 1,000 sets of non-standard equipment. Its customers include leading enterprises such as Sinopec, PetroChina and CNOOC, top universities such as Tsinghua University, Tianjin University and Zhejiang University, national research institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and provincial chemical research institutes, and has expanded to partners in multiple countries including the UK, Russia, Australia, Singapore, the US and Saudi Arabia, establishing long-term and stable technical cooperation relationships.
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