Lucideon is on course for major expansion with plans to grow its team of scientists, researchers and support staff by more than 20 per cent this year.

Lucideon has appointed a sales director to help the business reach its global potential.

Lucideon M+P, a subsidiary of Lucideon Group Limited, is expanding its existing Greenville County presence. The company's $7.5 million investment is expected to create 28 new jobs, with more to follow in the next five years.

Lucideon has changed the name of its Information Centre to better reflect the all-encompassing know-how and experience that it offers.  Now called the Lucideon Knowledge Centre, it is the place to go for all technical and commercial information about ceramics and a wide range of other materials, including metals, composites and polymers.

Lucideon is participating in the Regional Business Conference (RBC) in Ibaraki, an event jointly held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Ibaraki Prefecture from the 19th to the 20th February.

Lucideon will exhibit and present at Making Pharma 2019, which will be held between 30 April and 1 May, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK.  Lucideon will be exhibiting on stand 327 and presenting a talk titled "Inorganic Abuse Deterrent Carrier for Opioid Drugs".

Lucideon will exhibit at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, held between the 13 and 15th March 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at booth number 5455.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that Agata Lapa is the first to gain a PhD from the cohort of 15 researchers working in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network 'Drug-Free Antibacterial Hybrid Biopolymers for Medical Applications – HyMedPoly'.

Lucideon is one of the winners of the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund (PRIF), funded through Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

Lucideon has launched a new materials app designed to provide key materials information at the touch of a button, helping clients find a route to solving their materials and processing challenges.

Lucideon has appointed Lauren Wieties as Healthcare Technical Sales Consultant. Based in Raleigh, USA, Lauren will be joining the team supporting Lucideon’s orthopaedics clients.  

Lucideon is hosting a forum in conjunction with HyMedPoly, a European Union Horizon 2020 funded project, and the Cambridge Network.  The forum will be held on December 14^th at the Entrepreneurship Centre in Cambridge.

Lucideon has appointed Mick Tait as Pharmaceutical Quality Manager.  Mick will be responsible for maintaining compliance of the Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Microbiology divisions to EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Guidelines.

Lucideon has added nanoparticle analysis to its suite of analytical capabilities with the purchase of a LitSizer 500, manufactured by Anton Paar.  The LitSizer is capable of measuring particles in the range of 1-1000nm and allows Lucideon to offer analysis and consultancy to manufacturers and development teams working with nanoparticles across a wide range of sectors.

Lucideon has appointed a new figurehead to lead the company's strategic growth in the global advanced materials marketplace. 

Lucideon is gearing up for growth with a significant investment in staff, systems, facilities and ventures into new markets.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year's Ceramics Expo in Ohio, 1-3 May.  In addition to showcasing its ceramics technologies, and materials, product and process support capabilities, two members of the team will be presenting at the conference.

Lucideon is holding its 4^th, free to attend, Innovations for Industry event ‘Advancing Formulations - Oral, Skin & Hair Care’ on Wednesday 13 June 2018 at its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Lucideon has released a new white paper titled ‘Cleaning and Sterilization Validation of Reusable Medical Devices’.