BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IET Cambridge Prestige Lecture 2008: Biomedical Diagnostics - Tren ds &\; Opportunities - Prof. Chris Lowe\, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology\, DTSTART:20080207T183000Z DTEND:20080207T200000Z UID:TALK10508@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:8275 DESCRIPTION:Prof. Lowe will discuss trends and opportunities in biomedical diagnostics.\n\nRefreshments\, 6pm\, Lecture 6.30pm.\nParking is availabl e on site.\n\nALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT\n\n\nSpeaker: \nChristopher R. Lowe received his B.Sc and Ph.D degrees in biochemistry from the University of Birmingham in 1967 and 1970 respectively. He has conducted post-doctoral research in Liverpool and Sweden and held a lectureship/senior lectureship at the University of Southampton. He is currently Director of the Institu te of Biotechnology and Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Ca mbridge. He is a fellow of Trinity College.Sir Richard Friend has been on the Faculty in the Department of Physics\, University of Cambridge\, since 1980\, where he is the Cavendish Professor of Physics. Professor Friend h as pioneered the study of organic polymers as semiconductors\, and his res earch group has demonstrated that these materials can be used in a wide ra nge of semiconductor devices\, including light-emitting diodes and transis tors. He has been very active in the process of technology transfer of thi s research to development for products. He co-founded Cambridge Display Te chnology Ltd in 1994. Light-emitting polymer displays developed by Cambrid ge Display Technology are now being manufactured under licence and are now used in a number of consumer products. He co-founded Plastic Logic Ltd in 2000 to develop directly-printed polymer transistor circuits. He is curre ntly working on the use of polymer and related materials for thin-film pho tovoltaic diode applications.\n\nThe principal focus of his biotechnology research programme over the last 30 years has been the high value - low vo lume sectors of pharmaceuticals\, fine chemicals and diagnostics. The work not only covers aspects of biochemistry\, microbiology\, chemistry\, elec trochemistry\, physics\, electronics and chemical engineering\, but also t he entire range from pure science to strategic applied science\, some of w hich has significant commercial applications and had led to the establishm ent of seven spin-out companies.\n LOCATION:Wolfson Theatre\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR