Ilika Plc LON:IKA CEO Graeme Purdy after the European Patent Office upheld Ilika’s opposition to a fuel cell catalyst patent from Brookhaven Science Associates explains to DirectorsTalk how Ilika plc monitors the competitive IP landscape, talks about fuel cell catalyst technology development stage and the resources involved in solid state battery development.
Graeme was appointed to head-up Ilika from the beginning of May 2004, just before completion of the company’s seed round of funding. He led the company through two successful rounds of venture funding before floating the company on AIM in 2010.
Prior to joining Ilika, Graeme was Chief Operating Officer of a high-technology company in the Netherlands and before that worked internationally in a variety of technical and commercial roles for Shell. Graeme holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD business school in France. Graeme is a Chartered Engineer and a Sainsbury Management Fellow.
Ilika plc accelerates the development of new materials for energy and electronics applications through the use of its patented, high throughput techniques. Ilika’s technology enables functional materials to be made, characterised and tested up to 100 times faster than traditional techniques. Ilika has commercial partnerships with international blue-chip companies.
