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Tata Steel to establish innovation centre at University of Manchester
The newly established centre will focus on advanced materials such as polymers and graphene
(L-R) Peter Gregson, Dame Nancy Rothwell, David Knowles, Sonal Raghuvanshi, T V Narendran. / Image - University of Manchester
Tata Steel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials in Manchester, UK, to establish a Centre for Innovation in Advanced Materials, a news release from the University of Manchester stated.
The collaboration involves a joint research and development program, with Tata Steel committing a $12 million investment over a four-year period. The designated Centre for Innovation will be established at the Institute's headquarters, located at the University of Manchester.
The newly established centre aims to connect with the wider UK innovation ecosystem, encompassing various universities, catapult centers, and the National Health Service, with a focus on advanced materials. The research program will gain valuable input from prominent academics and technologists within the broader ecosystem, facilitated by the partner network of the Henry Royce Institute.
T. V. Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel, said, “The establishment of the Centre for Innovation in the UK represents a strategic move for Tata Steel towards harnessing the global technology and innovation ecosystem. The centre at Royce will enable us to work with world-class scientists and a rich partner network to create sustainable, breakthrough, market-ready applications for the benefit of both the company and the community.”
“We are really pleased that Tata Steel is establishing this centre for innovation here in Manchester, truly leveraging our world-class expertise in advanced materials. Importantly, this excellent centre will combine the capability of the University of Manchester’s leading materials researchers with the commercial expertise of Tata Steel and is set to deliver a very productive innovation-based relationship for both the university and the company,” professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester said.
The collaboration seeks to enhance the already strong relationship between the organizations, leveraging Tata Steel's considerable proficiency in technology translation and commercialization, complemented by Royce's expertise in science and innovation in advanced materials, the release noted. Furthermore, this initiative will empower the Royce Hub at Manchester to tap into its key partners, including the Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield, and Imperial College London, as outlined in this MoU.
Tata Steel, with an expanding presence in composites, graphene, and medical materials, is directing its research program at the centre towards advancing knowledge in these areas. The initiative will not only push the boundaries of understanding with these materials but also explore 2D and second-life materials. A crucial component of the material development process will involve establishing recycling technologies for these materials.
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