Graphene Innovations Inc Manchester (GIIM) joins GEIC as new Tier 1 partner

GEIC rear elevation 2 news crop 800px - Graphene@Manchester has signed a new Tier 1 partner - (GIIM) - a company spun out from The University of Manchester led by alumnus and entrepreneur Dr Vivek Koncherry. GIIM, a company dedicated to the acceleration and deployment of graphene research, will be headquartered at the (GEIC), part of The University of Manchester , United Kingdom. The partnership with the GEIC enables GIIM to equip a private lab in the facility, with access to highly specialised applications labs and equipment, plus the unique academic and engineering expertise of the world-leading graphene and 2D materials community at the University. Now CEO UK and Europe of GIIM, Dr Koncherry was formerly a post-doctoral Impact Research Fellow in the University's Department of Materials. His two start-ups were spun into the GEIC: SpaceBlue ( recycled rubber flooring ) and Graphene Space Habitat , designed by global architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrell ( SOM ) . Dr Koncherry benefited from the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Bridging the Gap programme and his work led him to win first prizes at the Eli Harari Graphene Enterprise Awards and the EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Hub researchers' competition in artificial intelligence and internet-of-things. This background fuelled the creation of GIIM, with its first base at the GEIC lab, and the proposed establishment of a larger manufacturing facility in Manchester.