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Another deal strengthens Versarien’s hand

It has a been a relatively quiet year for Versarien, given the number of partnership announcements in 2019, but if you look closely enough there is still plenty going on.

It may not have the Gloucestershire engineering and manufacturing firm's name all over it, but Oxford Advanced Surfaces has just - you guessed it - entered into a 'collaboration' agreement with 2-DTech Limited.

The 'market leader in the surface treatment of polymeric, plastic and composite materials by the application of carbine chemistry' has revealed the agreement with the Manchester business, which is a subsidiary of Versarien.

Dr Jon-Paul Griffiths, chief technology officer at Oxford Advanced Surfaces, said: "Through our collaboration with 2D-Tech, we have the opportunity to develop new products by incorporating nano-materials, such as graphene, to meet these challenges."

Steve Hodge, Versarien chief technology officer, said: "We are delighted and very excited to work collaboratively with OAS. Our aqueous Graphinks and OAS' aqueous based adhesion promoters (Onto) are a natural fit and can bring about unique opportunities and markets that we haven't yet explored."

Apparently the aim of the partnership is to develop a new range of products incorporating nano-materials, such as graphene. The ultimate aim, to deliver "enhanced mechanical performance and improved electrical and thermal conductivity".

OAS's products are currently used in "demanding applications" ranging from transportation and aerospace to wind energy.

Read more: Okay, but what will graphene ever do for us? 

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