Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, saw first-hand the opportunities advanced materials will bring for the future in a tour of Lucideon's Stoke-on-Trent facility.

The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group has secured £18.27 million in government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), to put the area firmly on the map as a global centre for advanced ceramics.

Lucideon has welcomed David Shepherd in the role of KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Research Associate. The role has been created by Lucideon with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The Partnership will focus on Lucideon's product development and analytical offering, and explore new techniques of interest to advance products in innovation areas such as antibacterial materials.

A blueprint setting out the compelling opportunities for the Midlands to position itself as a world leader in advanced ceramics has been launched.

March sees the launch of a new online community for anyone interested in materials.

Colour Standards developed by Lucideon are helping to ensure that the colours captured by the Perseverance mission to Mars are recorded to pinpoint accuracy.

Lucideon has made a key investment in talent across its business, with 11 new recruits joining the team in the UK - and more roles planned imminently.

Lucideon is set to benefit from seven-figure growth from the free trade agreement between the UK and Japan.

Lucideon, along with consortium partners including Vesuvius UK Ltd, Glass Technology Services Ltd, the University of Sheffield and Knowles (UK) Limited is receiving funding as part of the Transforming Foundation Industries programme for the 'Hybrid Sintering for Decarbonisation and Productivity in Manufacturing' project.

• Department for International Trade (DIT) steps up engagement with British industry and farmers as UK trade negotiations intensify
• Eleven new trade advisory groups, covering a range of key sectors, established to provide knowledge and experience
• Insight and expertise of top business people being used to inform UK negotiating position and deliver deals that benefit the whole country.

Government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation's flagship 'Strength in Places Fund' has helped unlock plans to put the Midlands on a unique footing as a global centre for advanced technical ceramics.

Lucideon and PCL Ceramics, a market leader in the manufacture of high-pressure casting equipment, have joined forces to deliver new advances in processing across key market sectors.

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.