Dear …..,
As a resident within your constituency, I am writing to congratulate your Government and Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) on the recent award of a £5 million loan facility to Versarien plc, (a Gloucestershire-based engineering and advanced materials group), to enable them to scale up production of their quality-assured graphene.
I first heard about graphene in 2016; and since then have found myself ever more fascinated with this new “wonder material” and how it can transform so many aspects of our lives – as The Graphene Council state on their website:
“Graphene holds the potential to dramatically disrupt and positively impact an extremely broad range of industries, including; Medicine, Sensors, Diagnostics and Testing, Electronics, Transistors, Light Processing, Energy Storage, Water Filtration, Lubricants, Nanoantennas, Corrosion and Waterproof Coatings, Thermal Management, Composite Structural Materials and many, many more. It is truly revolutionary.”
Indeed, our Prime Minister gave a speech at the Manchester Science and Industry Museum on the 27th July 2019, from which I quote:
“…yet today, we stand on the cusp of the graphene age, with applications in everything from de-icing of aircraft wings to life-saving medicine.”
As you can see, graphene is probably one of the most exciting and significant scientific discoveries in recent years and one that can have a significant and global impact in all our futures. I believe that Versarien, as the only currently verified global producer of Graphene, is best placed to lead the UK on this journey.
It is fantastic to see UK businesses, especially those who are busy innovating in the vanguard of modern science and technology, to be receiving such support from the Government. As a UK taxpayer, I am very happy to see public funds being used for this purpose; plus, I hope to see more of this support as the UK prepares itself to leave the EU.
On that note, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Department for International Trade for their part in allowing Matt Walker, formerly the Head of Outward Direct Investment strategy team, to join Versarien as the Head of International Strategy & Government Relations – a key position I am sure you will agree, to ensure that the UK has the best possible opportunity of securing a much needed global position within the forthcoming graphene revolution.
Finally, if you or any of your business contacts, in particular those in any of the industries I have quoted above, are interested to learn more about graphene and how this UK technology can potentially benefit their business, I would thoroughly recommend a conversation with Versarien.
Yours sincerely,