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Science Park News:
Non-Executive
Directors Appointed to Ilika Board
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In order to enhance the Company's
corporate governance and reinforce its strategic capabilities, Ilika
Technologies Ltd, the science-led materials discovery company, has
appointed two independent non-executive directors to its board. This
expansion of the board is designed to support the further growth of
Ilika's business.
Dr Werner Braun is the Managing Director of Biotronik, Europe's
largest privately-held bio-medical device company. Dr Braun has
played a key role in building Biotronik from an early-stage company
to a substantial international business enterprise. Commenting on
his appointment, Dr Braun stated, "Ilika has already clearly
demonstrated the effectiveness of its technology for rapidly
providing materials solutions to some of the most exciting and
innovative medical device products. I very much look forward to
providing guidance to the Company as it further develops in this
rapidly growing sector".
Dr Karl-Gerhard Seifert was formerly a board member of Hoechst and
the CEO of Clariant, the specialty chemicals company. Dr Seifert is
currently a member of the advisory board of Deutsche Bank and the
Chairman of AllessaChemie. Until December 2006, Dr Seifert was also
the Chairman of PEMEAS, the fuel cell company, which was sold to
BASF. Regarding his appointment to Ilika's board, Dr Seifert stated,
"Having seen Ilika's technical expertise applied to energy
conversion materials such as fuel cells, hydrogen storage materials
and photovoltaics, I am convinced the Company has intellectual
property fundamental to the realisation of the low-carbon economy.
Its commercial relationships in this area are also very impressive".
Jack Boyer, Chairman of Ilika, stated, "We are delighted to have
attracted two such high calibre individuals to join David Norwood
and myself on Ilika's Board. Dr Braun and Dr Seifert have many years
of relevant experience which will help the Company to grow strongly
in its chosen markets".
Ilika Technologies is a privately held company which was spun out of
the University of Southampton in 2004. Ilika quickly established a
reputation for innovation and rapid results the high growth industry
of materials development. The company specialises in the development
and application of high-throughput, combinatorial R&D techniques for
the accelerated discovery of new materials. In particular, Ilika has
the capability of creating, as well as characterising, vast numbers
of inorganic materials deposited using either physical vapour
deposition or chemical vapour deposition techniques as well as the
capability of generating and screening thousands of bio‐compatible
polymers. Consequently, the main markets that Ilika has chosen to
focus upon include the energy, electronic and biomedical sectors.
Ilika engages with customers through research collaborations,
technology development projects and through licensing of materials
which Ilika has developed.
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