Client: Cambridge
Nanomaterials Technology Ltd
Event: Open Day, Workshop and
Exhibition
Delegates: 40
Venue: Murray Edwards College
Date: 30 January 2020
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Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, hosted a major technology client
Background
Cambridge Nanomaterials
Technology (CNT) Ltd is a
nanomaterials innovation,
management and technology
consulting company based in
Cambridge. It was founded in 2009
by Dr Bojan Boskovic, CEO, who has
more than 15 years of experience
working in industry and academia
with carbon nanomaterials. Events
organised by CNT aim to bridge the
gap between academic research
and industrial applications of
nanomaterials, by bringing together
technology developers and
end-users.
Brief
Mónica Spreadbury, from CNT
approached Meet Cambridge for
assistance with finding a venue for a
one-day event consisting of an Open
Day, Workshop and Exhibition. She
said: “This particular event was
related to an Innovate UK funded
project, UltraMAT. The main
objective was to disseminate the
project results to a wider audience
and support further exploitation of
project results. We wanted to give
our guests a Cambridge experience
so it was important to us that this
event should be held in one of the
Colleges.
Solution
“We chose Murray Edwards College;
the contemporary spaces were
perfect and provided an excellent
backdrop to the content of the
event. The venue is in a great
location, close to the city centre and
with easy access; the free on-site
parking was a bonus! We situated
the whole event in the College’s
Kaetsu Centre, which meant that
everything was contained in one
space. From an organisers point of
view, logistically, this was such a
perk as all spaces linked to one
another and the whole event flowed
perfectly. We had a small challenge
when one of our exhibitors arrived
with a very heavy item, but the
College team were quick to source
the right equipment for
transportation to the exhibition
space and our exhibitors gave us
great feedback on the facilities and
the service.
“The purpose of the event was to
share our results with our project
partners, experts, developers and
end-users, so a face-to-face meeting
is imperative and hosting the event
in the conducive environment of a
Cambridge Colleges certainly
contributed to its success. We have
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already had feedback from project
planners who established contacts
at the event. This will undoubtedly
lead to further discussions and new
collaborations which will inevitably
speed up commercialisation of
advanced materials in sectors such
as automotive and aerospace.
Testimonial
“We have been using Meet
Cambridge for few years; the service
we have received has always been
excellent and it keeps on improving.
This was our first experience of
Murray Edwards College, but it won’t
be our last one as we are already
planning another event there this
year. The whole team at the College
were really helpful, before, during
and after our event. They helped us
to run a smooth, successful Open
Day and were very accommodating
to our needs.”