Tom utilises commercial and technical insight to provide practical and honest advice on complex patent matters. Specialising in the physical sciences, Tom has experience working with a broad range of technologies including: photonics, nanomaterials, display technologies (QD-OLED, µLED, nanoLED), polymers, point-of-care devices, sensors, semiconductor circuits, and fabrication techniques.
Prior to joining EIP, Tom worked with a number of deep-tech start-ups, evidencing his ability to advise entrepreneurs and broader clientele through fundamental processes: from the crucial early years to large funding rounds, acquisitions, and exits.
Tom achieved a PhD in Functional Nanomaterials at the University of Bristol. His research focused on ultrafast spectroscopy, nanomaterials, and the applications of nanomaterials in displays, light harvesting, and medicine. Key components of his research were undertaken in collaboration with industrial partners, start-ups, and the NHS. At the end of 2018, Tom received a prestigious EPSRC doctoral prize fellowship, an award designed to enable universities to retain the highest-achieving doctoral students as research fellows. Tom has published articles in various academic journals and has presented his research at international conferences.
Published articles
- July 2024
EIP News Flashes, €325 million Funding for Semiconductor Research and Innovation in the UK and the EU (link) - March 2022
Nanoscale, Small variations in reaction conditions tune carbon dot fluorescence (link) - August 2020
New Phytologist, Photosynthesis and crop productivity are enhanced by glucose‐functionalized carbon dots (link) - December 2018
Interface Focus, Functional nanomaterials to augment photosynthesis: evidence and considerations for their responsible use in agricultural applications (link) - July 2018
Nanoscale, Surface functionalisation significantly changes the physical and electronic properties of carbon nano-dots (link)
Education
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2021
Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property, Bournemouth University -
2018
PhD Functional Nanomaterials, University of Bristol -
2014
BSc Physics, University of Bristol
Career history
- 2024 — present
Associate, EIP - 2020 — 2024
Patent Scientist, EIP - 2019 — 2020
Academic Co-founder, Glaia - 2019 — 2020
EPSRC Doctorial Prize Fellow, University of Bristol - 2018 — 2019
Postdoctorial Research Associate, University of Bristol
Languages spoken
- English
Specialisms
Digital
- Applied physics
- Medical imaging
- Photonics and optics
- Quantum sensors
- Semiconductors
- Telecommunications
Elements
- Electrochemistry
- Materials science
- Quantum materials
- Semiconductors
HealthTech
- Medical imaging