Science Innovation Tour

My guest for this episode is Leopold König, founder of CustomCells, a spinoff from Fraunhofer Institute. Customcells started with two enthusiastic innovators back in 2012 expanding to more than 100 employees now, leading the supply of special lithium-ion battery technologies. (Episode art by Cristina Gottardi)

My guest in this episode is Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction. She talks us through some fascinating case studies: from monitoring the health of a 150 year old bridge to using digital twining to improve air quality. Listen to this episode if you are interested in smart infrastructure and its effect in our way of living.

Based in California,Cody Finke, Founder of Brimstone energy, talk us through the sources of CO2 emissions and reviews current renewable energy sources to combat climate change. Listen to this episode to understand the challenges ahead of achieving a zero carbon future. (Episode art by Robson Hatsukami Morgan )

This episode is our first one in Stockholm; and the second one focused on metallic additive manufacturing. My guest, Dr Sasan Dadbakhsh is a scholar in KTH Royal institute of technology, focused on finding the right 3d printing process for various materials and applications. Listen to this episode which is an overview of activities in metallic AM along with current innovations developed via academic technology push or industrial market pull. (Thanks to Victor Vazquez for episode Art)

Dr Ralf Wagner, CEO of E-Lyte Innovations GmbH (https://e-lyte-innovations.de) is my guest for this episode. His company is focused on designing innovative electrolytes for bespoke applications. He explains some of the various routes of innovations in renewable energy and why he has chosen electrolyte solutions to be the focus of his company in-between all the technologies available in the field of renewable energy (Thanks to Achim Ruhnau for the episode Art)

This episode is focused on Metallic 3d printing (Additive Manufacturing). My guest, Melody Mojib is the right person to give us an overview of Metallic Additive Manufacturing (AM). In addition to her industrial experience at Stratasys, she is currently carrying out cutting-edge AM research at University of Washington. Listen to this episode, if you are interested to know the opportunities and challenges with this processing technology. (Thanks to Tobias Keller for this episode Art)

This episode is all about renewable energies and energy storage. My guest, Dr Federico Pesci argues the importance of developments in energy storage to have a green planet. He is a scholar in Imperial College London, working in the boundary of physics, chemistry and materials science to overcome current challenges with commercialising solid state batteries as a superior alternative to our current liquid based lithium batteries. (Thanks to Jan Kalvza for the episode art)

This is the second episode focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dr Olaf Witkowski, Director of Research at Cross labs and lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, is a disruptive thinker who has gone beyond AI. He is focused on accelerating AI academic discoveries and translating them into practical industry solutions.He is also exploring the principles of intelligence; for example by putting together a dictionary for the robots to intelligently communicate via learnings from Buddhism. Listen to this episode if you want to imagine how a future would look like using the findings of AI. (Thanks to Daniels Joffe for the episode art)

In this episode, I am talking to a 3d printing entrepreneur: Dr Manuel Schaffner, CEO of Spectroplast ( https://spectroplast.com). He is a Harvard University graduate that has found the gap in market for mass customisation of Silicone parts, such as hearing aids, via additive manufacturing.

SPECIAL EPISODE- A cosy discussion with Dr Dave Richards from his back garden. He is the author of the book ‘The Seven Sins of Innovation: A Strategic Model for Entrepreneurship’ and Co-founder of MIT innovation Lab. Dave is currently a member of a global think tank helping policy makers in War against Covid-19. Listen to this episode since its packed with practical advice on idea generation, innovation management and a bit of COVID-19 chat.

This episode is all about drug delivery systems. Dr Antonios Pouliopoulos who is an academic in Columbia University, NY explains about the benefits of multi-disciplinary research in successful development of a cutting edge drug delivery technology platform. So if you are interested in getting involve or invest in development of future Medical devices, listen to this episode. 

In this episode, a very interesting discussion with Dr Sam Illingworth(https://www.samillingworth.com) author of the book ' A sonnet to science'. He has been described by one of his colleagues as an intellectual powerhouse in the field of science communication and a true renaissance person who joyfully and effortlessly crosses the boundaries between intellectual domains – poetry, science and game studies. Listen to this episode to find out why?

In this episode, I am talking to Daniel Alves Dalla Corte, ex-MIT academic is now the CTO and Co-Founder of Sphere-Energy (https://sphere-energy.eu). He will tell us what solid state batteries are and how they are going to change our future.

These guys are very smart and come up with a robust test that can measure the characteristics of these batteries. So if you are either an investor in technology or a student looking to find an area for research, this episode is for you.

Hi There, Welcome to Science Innovation Tour. Join us as we go around the globe talking to scientific innovators, creating our future. Podcast Hosted by Kambiz Kalantari. Check us @ www.scienceinnovationtour.com