IKC in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Photonics and Electronics - Exploiting Molecular and Macromolecular Materials (MMM)

CIKC的成立是为了利用英国在聚合物、液晶和纳米结构领域的基础科学实力，利用新的大分子材料系统开发先进的制造技术。在柔性（或保形）基材上印刷、增材工艺和低温制造的出现对现有技术的成本基础提出了挑战。软材料在电子和光电子市场的渗透才刚刚开始，但潜在的应用范围非常广泛，包括电信、微电子、显示、制药、结构和美学工程应用，市场估计每年可达100亿美元。CIKC的使命是提供商业和技术专业知识，以及基础设施，使那些具有新的可开发概念的人获得商业成功。实现这一目标的四种手段是：(i)支持产品商业化活动，例如与工业界密切合作从事开发活动；发展试点原型设施（ii）为那些寻求了解特定技术或商业战略的人提供培训（iii）通过对未来整体市场需求和开发和公共政策设计的最佳战略的清晰理解（iv）通过与其他学术机构，工业和政策界建立强大的网络。

CIKC was established to develop advanced manufacturing technologies using new macromolecular material systems in order to capitalise on the strength of UK basic science in areas of polymers, liquid crystals and nanostructures. The emergence of printing, additive processes and low temperature fabrication on flexible (or conformal) substrates challenges the cost base of incumbent technologies. The penetration of soft materials into the electronics and photonics markets has only just begun, but the potential range of applications is very diverse encompassing telecommunications, microelectronics, displays, pharmaceuticals, and structural and aesthetic engineering applications with market estimates measured in $10s of billion per annum. The mission of CIKC is to provide the business and technical expertise, and infrastructure, to enable those with new exploitable concepts to achieve commercial success. The four means by which this is being achieved are (i) by supporting product commercialisation activities and engaging in exploitation activities in close collaboration with industry, for example, developing pilot prototyping facilities (ii) by providing training for those seeking to gain understanding of specific technologies or business strategies (iii) by developing a clear understanding of the overall market needs in the future and optimum strategies for exploitation and public policy design and (iv) by building strong networks with other academic institutions, industry and the policy community.