Make and Scale
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Practical Support for Materials start-ups
- Puntios is an innovation consultancy with a specific focus on supporting advanced materials start ups. We have deep expertise in developing materials start ups from lab stage through initial funding rounds to first customer. All advanced materials companies face challenges scaling from lab for commercial manufacture volumes, including manufacturing sufficient volumes at production quality to engage customers. Puntios can help: - Develop business model and strategy to fit investor requirements - Undertake TechnoEconomic Analysis to validate that your material can be made at a realistic cost - Identify supply chain partners to enable you to scale cost effectively and make and supply production material at volume and quality that your customers need - Design pilots and develop strategy for corporate partnerships - Validate pricing and build an order book
- This is our Make and Scale service.
- We work with early stage teams to support and develop start-ups and overcome the barriers from lab to first customer. As founders ourselves, we share your journey.
Robin Harrison
Robin is a strategic innovation leader and recognised industry expert at developing sustainable solutions in the materials & chemicals sector. He has a strong track record of delivering market impactful product offerings through high quality project execution & portfolio management.
He is adept at translating market and technical challenges into actionable capability building & technology development programs and experienced in building effective cross functional teams and developing the future leaders of our industry.
He is former VP Platform Technology and External Innovation at Synthomer, and advises multiple materials start-ups.
He is adept at translating market and technical challenges into actionable capability building & technology development programs and experienced in building effective cross functional teams and developing the future leaders of our industry.
He is former VP Platform Technology and External Innovation at Synthomer, and advises multiple materials start-ups.
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Simon Hombersley
Simon Hombersley is a climate technology entrepreneur who founded Cambridge spin-out Xampla, an innovative materials business. As CEO, he led Xampla from lab demo stage through multiple funding rounds to first customers.
He is CEO of Puntios, and is working with several advanced materials start-ups on the commercialisation of novel materials, including antimicrobial technology (N&E Innovations, based in Singapore). He teaches on the Royce Catalyst, supporting academic entrepreneurs, and advises investors on materials businesses.
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Stan Mitchell
Stan is a materials innovation and commercialisation specialist, and he leads commercial projects on materials for Puntios. He has worked across advanced materials, chemicals and ingredient technologies, supporting startups and scale-ups with market entry, business strategy and fundraising.
He was previously Head of Business Development at Xampla, where he led commercial strategy, licensing and international partnership development. He brings expertise in market validation, customer engagement and commercialisation of novel materials technologies
Iain Argyle
Iain is a process engineer and technology strategy specialist with over 15 years of experience in process engineering, scale-up, techno-economic analysis (TEA), and manufacturing innovation across advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, food systems, and allied process industries. He brings deep expertise in TEA for emerging technologies, developing robust models integrating process design, mass and energy balances, capex and opex assumptions, cost-of-goods analysis, and scale-up sensitivities to inform technical, commercial, and investment decisions.
He specialises in translating novel technologies from laboratory development into commercially scalable manufacturing.
Make and Scale Day
The first Puntios Make and Scale Day will be on Monday 14th September in Manchester, hosted by the Henry Royce Institute, the UK's national centre for research and innovation in advanced materials.
The objective of the day is to give materials start-ups a concrete plan of action for engaging with manufacturing partners. We will help you to understand how the UK's manufacturing supply chain can support your growth, how to design your materials and businesses for cost and ease of manufacture, and how to scope a TechnoEconomic Analysis. We will guide you in how to think about your position in the value chain and where you should focus your businesses. This will help overcome some of the challenges in securing investment. And we will provide the opportunity to a small group of potential manufacturing partners to 'pitch' their services to the start-ups, to establish practical commercial relationships to benefit start-ups and manufacturers. The session will be provided at no cost to materials start-ups, but is by invitation only. If you are a start up or TTO, to register interest please email: info@puntios.com
The objective of the day is to give materials start-ups a concrete plan of action for engaging with manufacturing partners. We will help you to understand how the UK's manufacturing supply chain can support your growth, how to design your materials and businesses for cost and ease of manufacture, and how to scope a TechnoEconomic Analysis. We will guide you in how to think about your position in the value chain and where you should focus your businesses. This will help overcome some of the challenges in securing investment. And we will provide the opportunity to a small group of potential manufacturing partners to 'pitch' their services to the start-ups, to establish practical commercial relationships to benefit start-ups and manufacturers. The session will be provided at no cost to materials start-ups, but is by invitation only. If you are a start up or TTO, to register interest please email: info@puntios.com
