Geoff Smith

Current

• Reader at De Montfort University

Past

• Director at Muvation Ltd
• Medici Fellow at Midlands Medici
• Director at IDC Expertise Ltd

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Education

• Midlands Medici
• University of Brighton
• University of Bath

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Connections

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Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Websites

• Pharmaceutical Technologies
• Midlands Medici Organization
• EMIN

Geoff Smith’s Summary

Pharmaceutical technologist with research interests in pharmaceutical materials characterization (by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy, thermal analysis, NIR and terahertz spectroscopy) and process control technologies (inc. freeze-drying, wet granulation, on-line moisture determination, distributed temperature measurement for thermal profile characterization)

Geoff Smith’s Specialties:

dielectric spectroscopy
terahertz spectroscopy and terahertz imaging
amorphous materials
process analytical technologies

Geoff Smith’s Experience

• Reader

  De Montfort University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1993 — Present (15 years 11 months)

  Sepcialist in pharmaceutical materials sciences (with emphasis on amorphous materials), physical analytical measurement techniques (including dielectric relaxation spectroscopy, thermal analysis), process measurement and control (esp. freeze-drying)

• Director

  Muvation Ltd

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  July 2002 — September 2008 (6 years 3 months)

  Muvation was set up to develop and commercialise novel, micro-fine temperature sensors for multi-nodal temperature profiling. My roles as Managing director, involves responsibilities for developing grant-based revenue streams and commercial/market development.

• Medici Fellow

  Midlands Medici

  (Higher Education industry)

  October 2004 — September 2005 (1 year)

  Technology Transfer and Business Skills Training

• Director

  IDC Expertise Ltd

  (Industrial Automation industry)

  February 2001 — April 2004 (3 years 3 months)

  I set up IDC Expertise Ltd with colleagues from Israel and Russia to develop microwave based moisture measurement systems for industrial process control. Such devices are curently being used across a range of industries, including kaolin production, coal and milling. I left IDC Expertise to concentrate on Muvation Ltd.

Geoff Smith’s Education

• Midlands Medici

  Technology Transfer and Business Skills Training 2004 — 2005

• University of Brighton

  PhD , Mechanisms of Cryoprotection , 1986 — 1991

• University of Bath

  BPharm , Pharmacy , 1982 — 1985

Additional Information

Geoff Smith’s Websites:

• Pharmaceutical Technologies
• Midlands Medici Organization
• EMIN

Geoff Smith’s Interests:

freeze-drying, process analysis and control, pharmaceutical materials science, dielectric spectroscopy, dielectric relaxation, terahertz spectroscopy, pharmaceutical technology, novel thermometsrs for distributed temperature sensing, microwave moisture measurements, stability prediction for amorphous pharmaceuticals, molecular dymamics in soft solids, thermal analysis, percolation in mesoscopic materials (including pharmaceutical powders and crystalline particles, hydration of powders.

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