Key Developments for the UK Ceramics Industry as AMRICC Centre Launches
The Applied Materials Research, Innovation, & Commercialisation Company Centre (AMRICC) has officially launched...
Jo Gideon MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Ceramics Industry, cut the ribbon, opening the doors to industry leaders, academics, and the public sector. The AMRICC Centre, a world-first, operates on an open-access format, translating materials, processes, and technologies into real-world solutions.
According to Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central: “The AMRICC Centre is a fantastic facility, which will drive innovation in ceramics and advanced ceramics up to the next level.
Advanced ceramics offer many opportunities for UK plc, and The AMRICC Centre is a brilliant addition for the sector".
The facility includes an equipment suite with over 350 high-value technologies, unique capabilities, and a team of experts to turn innovative ideas into market-ready technologies.
The Centre is the result of the Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group’s £18.27 million, four-year research program, funded by the UK Government under UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund in 2021.
Dr. Cathryn Hickey, CEO of The AMRICC Centre, stated, “Forecasts for the advanced ceramics industry value in 2023 were £143 billion, and The AMRICC Centre places the Midlands in a strong position to play a key role in this highly-valued sector."
An essential aspect of The AMRICC Centre’s mission is to partner with universities, providing an educational facility to train and support material scientists for the future. Staffordshire University's Vice Chancellor, Professor Martin Jones, emphasized their commitment to developing the ceramic and advanced materials' economy.
Our CEO, Robert Flello said: "Ceramics are absolutely fundamental to every part of our lives and a facility like this enables further development, new ideas and creations, as well as testing existing ideas and perhaps finding new applications for them. It’s amazing.”
