President, Nanotechnologies at Envision ALR
London, United Kingdom
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- Director at Foxbat Ltd
- President, nanotechnologies at Envision ALR
- VP Business Development at PlayGen
- Editorial Board of NANO at Published by World Scientific
- Chairman at Science and Technology Advisory Board, Austrian Nano Initiative
- Director and Founder at NanoSight
- Publisher at TNT Weekly
- Owner at Cientifica Ltd
- Past
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- Contributing Editor at The Real Nanotech Investor
- Board Member at MINOS
- Founder at European NanoBusiness Association
- Advisor at Spark Inversiones
- Engineer at European Space Agency
- Senior Engineer at VG Instruments
- Engineer at VG Scientific
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Tim Harper’s Summary
Tim Harper is a serial technology entrepreneur, founding London based Cientifica Ltd, the world's leading source of global business intelligence about nanotechnologies, co-founder of Salisbury based nanoparticle visualisation and sizing company Nanosight Ltd., and is one of the worlds foremost experts on commercialisation of technologies, with experience gained in both venture capital and the laboratory.
Tim has given over 100 invited talks and keynote lectures on nanotechnologies ranging from economic implications to toxicology. He has been published in journals ranging from ‘Nanotechnology’ and 'Nature’ to ‘Microscopy and Analysis,’ in addition to being extensively quoted in media ranging from the Financial Times and The Economist to Time and Business Week.
He is also the Founder and former Executive Director of European NanoBusiness Association and is an advisor to many organizations around the globe including top tier Universities, the European Commission, many of the world’s largest companies and national governments from Austria to Singapore. He is the co-author of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report™, described by NASA as "the defining report in the field of nanotechnology."
Tim Harper’s Experience
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Director
Foxbat Ltd
(Retail industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
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President, nanotechnologies
Envision ALR
(Nanotechnology industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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VP Business Development
PlayGen
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Serious game development studio based in London - Developing games for learning and teaching - rich interactive worlds where the learner's interaction and engagement with the subject is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Alongside this, PlayGen provides powerful learning aids for facilitators and teachers to inspire the learners into gaining a far deeper comprehension of the subject.
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Editorial Board of NANO
Published by World Scientific
(Nanotechnology industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
NANO is an international peer-reviewed journal for nanoscience and nanotechnology that presents the forefront
fundamental researches and new emerging topics in nano arena. It features not only timely scientific reports of new
findings and technical breakthroughs but also contains interesting review articles about recent hot issues -
Chairman
Science and Technology Advisory Board, Austrian Nano Initiative
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Chair of Science and Technology Advisory Board, responsible for EUR 6-10m of nanotechnology funding on behalf of the Austrian FFG.
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Director and Founder
NanoSight
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
February 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)
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Publisher
TNT Weekly
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
December 2000 — Present (8 years 8 months)
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Owner
Cientifica Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
June 1997 — Present (12 years 2 months)
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Contributing Editor
The Real Nanotech Investor
(Investment Management industry)
August 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 6 months)
Each month, The Real Nanotech Investor brings subscribers financially valuable information on the nanotech applications to industry, emerging technologies, and the companies poised to deliver the highest profits to investors.
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Board Member
MINOS
(Government Administration industry)
December 2005 — January 2009 (3 years 2 months)
MINOS-EURONET is devoted to stimulating, encouraging and facilitating the participation of New Member States (NMS) in the activities of IST division of the European Comission. The project has a pan-European focus on one strategic objective in IST, namely micro- and nanosystems. The project is addressing the following objectives: (1) Revealing and promoting the research competences from NMS and ACC, namely competences which are relevant for the development of the field of micro-nanosystems at the European scale; (2) Facilitating the participation of NMS and ACC organisations to EU programmes and other activities in the field of micro-nanosystems; (3) Performing extensive networking at the pan-European scale in the field of micro-nanosystems.
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Founder
European NanoBusiness Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
February 2001 — February 2005 (4 years 1 month)
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Advisor
Spark Inversiones
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2001 — November 2001 (11 months)
Spain's first early stage technology venture fund
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Engineer
European Space Agency
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
1991 — 1997 (6 years)
- Set up and managed nano fabrication and characterization facility
- Initiated and managed outsourcing of aerospace related R&D
- Managed instrument purchasing across scientific division (SEM, AFM, FIB) -
Senior Engineer
VG Instruments
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
1989 — 1991 (2 years)
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Engineer
VG Scientific
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Nanotechnology industry)
1985 — 1989 (4 years)
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Tim Harper’s Honors:
Time Magazine Digital 25 2002 - Europe's top entrepreneurs, managers and dealmakers who stood up to the downturn and set themselves apart through bold ideas, leadership and global vision.
Foresight Institute Communications Prize 2003
Small Times Magazine 'Advocate of the Year' - runner up 2002 and 2003
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