Richard Kirk’s switch from gifted artist to talented scientific entrepreneur brings hopes to millions with failing eyesight, and raises further the North East’s reputation as an innovator.
One of the winners in last week’s Durham and Wearside Business Awards is creating quite a stir in the worlds of business and healthcare. Robert Gibson looks at the cutting edge work of County Durham firm PolyPhotonix.
Richard Kirk gives his views on government funding in the R&D sector in today’s edition of The Gazette. Look out in tomorrow’s edition for an in-depth interview with Richard Kirk.
PolyPhotonix are delighted with the announcement that the National Centre for Healthcare Photonics is to be funded and located here in the North East of England.
Be it new production processes, speed of innovation or environmentally sound product lines, high value manufacturing means that more manufacturers are realising the potential to be more than just makers of products.