Next Generation, Biodegradable Graphene Textiles

Formerly a corporate lawyer at top-tier international law firms, Victoria managed award-winning teams on billion-pound projects across Asia Pacific and EMEA. She has managed Innovate UK projects, and grown a three-person startup to a company used by more than 50% of the world’s top global firms. She holds a B.Economics and a Juris Doctor.

Over 26 years at Royal Free Hospital and as Professor of Nanotechnology, with >683 peer-reviewed articles and 14 international patents. He has commercialised numerous products and is a recipient of the Medical Future Innovation top prize for development of nanomaterials, EU Life Sciences Award, Nanosmat Prize, UKTI Business Innovation Award and Heals Distinguished Research Award.

Oliver's family office fund controlled Canada's largest textile manufacturer which supplied fabrics and end products to performance wear, fashion, home furnishings, luggage and industrial markets. It developed and commercialised Dermoflex (a waterproof / breathable nylon coating) and Crohmiq (anti-static fabrics for shipping combustible materials). He has extensive experience with textiles and materials development businesses including D3O (impact protection), Dri-release (hydrophobic and hydrophilic fibres), Dri-fire (breathable fire resistance fabrics).

Elif is Senior Tutor (Textiles) at the Royal College of Art. She is focused on nanoengineered aerospace composites, smart wearables and 3D textile preforms. A recipient of an Individual Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship for adaptive smart textiles, Elif holds a BSc Textiles Engineering and PhD Materials Science and Engineering.

Yasmin holds a PhD Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, MSc (Hons) Bioengineering and Medical Imaging and BSc (Hons) Medical Engineering. Her innovative research has been featured in over 20 leading scientific publications and has attracted close to £1 million investment.