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SUMMARY:Billy Boyle\, Owlstone - Billy Boyle\, Co-Founder and President\, 
 Operations\, Owlstone
DTSTART:20131112T183000Z
DTEND:20131112T203000Z
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &amp\; Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:Using leading-edge nanofabrication techniques\, *Owlstone* (ww
 w.owlstonenanotech.com) has developed a complete chemical detection system
  on a chip. A ‘dime size’ Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometer (
 FAIMS) has the ability to rapidly monitor a broad range of chemicals at ve
 ry low quantities with high confidence. It is one hundred times smaller an
 d one thousand times cheaper than existing technologies. There are numerou
 s applications - across industries from security and defense to automotive
  and healthcare - that depend on the rapid\, accurate detection and measur
 ement of chemical compounds.\n\nOur speaker is *Billy Boyle*\, Co-Founder 
 and President\, Operations. Since co-founding Owlstone\, Billy has been ov
 erseeing the development and implementation of the detection technology wi
 th nanotechnology foundry partners. He is also active in business developm
 ent\, demonstrating to partners how the Owlstone technology can used to re
 alise a paradigm shift in detection applications and deployment scenarios.
  Billy is heavily involved in the creation and realisation of new technolo
 gies and IP. Prior to joining Owlstone Billy was a Research Associate in t
 he Microsystems and Nanotech group at Cambridge University. In an academic
  / industry consortium he designed and developed silicon-opto hybrid devic
 es for next generation telecoms systems.\n\nTime: Refreshments served from
  18.30. *Talk starts at 19.00.* Ends around 20.30 following questions and 
 discussion.\n\nVenue: Lecture Room 6 (upstairs)\, Cambridge University Eng
 ineering Department\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ (directions).
  There is limited parking available on site.\n\nFree to attend. Registrati
 on not required. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to the public and is su
 itable for students and engineers. You are encouraged to bring with you co
 lleagues\, friends and members of your family who are interested in engine
 ering\, micro and nanotechnology\, analytical instruments and technology s
 tart-ups.\n\nDetails at http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/even
 t-detail/0/8582/\n\nThis talk is organised by the Institution of Mechanica
 l Engineers Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire area.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 6\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Tr
 umpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ
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