BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sorex Sensors: when 6 academics from 3 different universities and 2 different countries join to start a spin-out"\; - Impulse\, Maxwell Centre DTSTART:20190327T160000Z DTEND:20190327T183000Z UID:TALK122035@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Dr Alexandra Huener DESCRIPTION:Impulse-Maxwell-NanoDTC-Innovation Seminar Series\n\nWe are de lighted to host Mario de Miguel Ramos and Teona Mirea from Sorex Sensors a s speakers in our monthly Innovation Seminar Series.\n\nSorex Sensors is a spin-out of the University Of Cambridge\, the University of Warwick and t he Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) founded in 2017. The company fo cuses on the development of highly sensitive mass sensors based on Film Bu lk Acoustic Wave Resonators (FBARs). The FBAR when put in resonance can de tect changes in mass down to the femto-gram range -- able to detect a sing le virus or complex molecules. The sensor MEMS production has been transfe rred into an 8-inch foundry and the company has started to gain commercial traction in a number of interesting high growth market verticals includin g atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems\, vehicle emission testing\, air q uality sensing and fresh produce transportation and storage. In this semin ar we will talk about the history of the company\, how it was started and how can 6 academics from 3 different universities and 2 different countrie s join together to set up a spin-out company. We will also discuss the cha llenges of having such a small team working in different locations success fully\, handling different projects together.\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nD R MARIO DE MIGUEL RAMOS\n\nDr Mario de Miguel Ramos is co-founder and Chie f Technology Officer of Sorex Sensors Ltd\, a spin out of the University O f Cambridge\, the University of Warwick and the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) founded in 2017. The company focuses on the development of h ighly-sensitive mass sensors based on Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators ( FBARs) for thin film monitoring\, particulate sensing and gas sensing appl ications. He has been working in the field of FBARs since 2011\, first in the Group of Microsystems and Electronic Materials (GMME-CEMDATIC) in the UPM and since 2015 in the Electronic Devices and Materials (EDM) group of the Engineering Department in the University Of Cambridge as a Postdoctora l Research Associate. He received his MEng in Telecommunications Engineeri ng by UPM in 2012 and his PhD in Electronic Engineering Systems by the sam e university in January 2016. His dissertation received the highest qualif ication\, Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously. He has participated in severa l national and European projects involving a wide range of topics related to FBARs for gas and liquid sensing applications\, including the optimisat ion of piezoelectric and non-piezoelectric thin films\, microwave and sens or design\, functionalisation and sensing.\n\nDR TEONA MIREA\n\nDr. Teona Mirea is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Sorex Sensors Ltd (Cambridge \, UK) and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) (Spain). She was born in Transilvania (Romania) in 1989 and moved to Madrid in 1998. She receive d her MEng degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2013 by UPM and her PhD degree in Electronic Engineering Systems\, by the same university\, i n 2017. Her expertise includes the design and fabrication of microacoustic resonators\, particularly for chemical\, physical and biological sensing applications\, and the development of different electronic materials inclu ding carbon nanotubes. She has participated in several national and Europe an projects related to these topics. Her thesis entitled “Thin Film Elec troacoustic resonators for physical and chemical sensing” was awarded wi th the Cum Laude distinction and the Extraordinary Doctorate Award by UPM. During her PhD she also received the student poster award by the European Frequency and Time Forum conference in 2016. She has performed short stay s abroad at Uppsala University (Sweden) in 2014 and at Cambridge Universit y (UK) in 2015.\n\n\nAbout the Seminar Series\n\nThis series of seminars h appens monthly and speakers will present their ideas and experiences on ho w innovation impacts their endeavours.\n\nWe have a varied list of speaker s\, from academics turned in to entrepreneurs all the way to established c ompanies.\n\nThe format is a 45 minute talk\, followed by Q&A\, and drinks and nibbles immediately after.\n\nAttendance is free but spaces are limit ed so do register today.\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-semi nar-series-sorex-sensors-tickets-59047428448\n\nWe look forward to welcomi ng you.\n\n\n LOCATION:Rayleigh Seminar Room\, Maxwell Centre\, Cavendish Laboratory END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR