Sir Richard Friend

KANDO id: 403521

Bio

Sir Richard is the Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge University and a pioneer of physics, materials science and engineering of semiconductor devices made with carbon-based semiconducting polymers. Sir Richard is the founder of two spin-out companies from Cambridge University: Cambridge Display Technology Ltd (1992) (acquired by Sumitomo Chemical Company) and Plastic Logic Ltd (2000). More recently, he co-founded Eight-19 Ltd (2010).

Career


Cambridge Innovation Capital PLC

CIC was established with the support of the University of Cambridge (UC) to invest in high growth early-stage technology spinouts from UC and the area

Education