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Battle Scars and lessons learned from Hi Tech Start up business creation - Dr Rodger Sykes
19 May 2021 - 19 May 2021
1:00PM - 2:00PM
CMP Seminar / discussion via Zoom
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Free
On Wednesday 19th May, as part of the CMP seminar series, we have a presentation and then a discussion with Dr Rodger Sykes, our department’s newly awarded entrepreneur in residence by the Royal Society. All are welcome to meet Dr Sykes!
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Dr Rodger Sykes, Durham Physics' Entrepreneur in Residence
Dr Sykes has a global background in high technology in both small and large companies. For the last 7 years he has focused on growing and mentoring early stage companies and leading growth through Board Director roles. He is currently Exec Chairman of Thalia Design Automation, a UK based Software Design Automation company focusing on Analog and Mixed signal chip design. He also has NED roles at Perceptual Robotics, a UK based company focused on using Drone technology for Wind turbine and other infrastructure inspection, and Space Forge, a UK based company focused on semiconductor chip manufacture in Space.
From 2006 to 2010 he held multiple CEO roles inc MMIC Solutions, a mmwave subsystem chip company, SiConnect Ltd, a powerline networking company, and picoChip in Bath (UK), a cellular femtocell company.
He lived in the USA from 1990 to 2002 holding senior management positions with Texas Instruments, Philips Semiconductors and latterly with LogicVision Inc a Design Automation Software company including their $47M IPO in 2000.
Speakers
Speaker
Dr Rodger Sykes
Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the Physics Department in Durham