Dr Jonathan Harrop - Chairman
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Bio
Dr Jonathan Harrop MA MSci PhD (Cantab) helped create the market research organisation Isis Electronics in 1992. At Isis Electronics, he was responsible for market analysis, editing, graphic design, printing and web development. He has been a director of IDTechEx since 2012 and has managed the analyst, marketing, editorial and IT teams.
Education
Jonathan earned degrees in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge and has published peer-reviewed academic papers on physics, chemistry and biology in journals such as Physical Review with a focus on computational science.
Research field
He has authored and co-authored dozens of market research reports on emerging technologies over the past 30 years from "Smart Cards in Transport" (1992) and "New Intelligent Printing Techniques" (1995) to 3D Printed Materials (2020). At IDTechEx, he has covered smart cards, printed electronics, 3D Printing, computers, neural interfaces, biosensors and robotics.
Raghu Das - CEO
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Summary
Raghu Das is CEO of IDTechEx. He has a natural sciences degree from the University of Cambridge, where he studied Physics. He has tracked emerging technologies for over 20 years, providing best-in-class global research and strategic advice. He has helped organizations large and small - from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups, enabling them to make the best strategic decisions based on global insight.
Raghu has lectured at over 500 events around the World and has lead several research programs including topics covering materials, manufacturing and electronics. His analysis of these industries and market forecasts have been cited globally, in media such as the Wall Street Journal, BBC and the Financial Times.
Yasuo Yamamoto - President, IDTechEx K.K. and VP Global Research Sales
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Yasuo Yamamoto, Manager of Business Development in IDTechEx Japan, has more than 30 years experience in the electronics, component and semiconductor industries. His various roles include Technical Management of Thick Film Paste development and applications, across a wide range of industries including multilayer capacitors, chip resistors, automotive hybrid circuits, plasma displays and photovoltaics. He has also been involved in Business Management in the photomask industry and has extensive international experience including assignments outside of Japan in manufacturing and process technologies.
Dr Xiaoxi He - Principal Research Associate
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Bio
Dr Xiaoxi He is a Principal Research Associate at IDTechEx. Since joining in 2014, she has been conducting technology scouting and bench-marking, doing market research and analysis, providing player assessment and evaluation and offering business insights and opinions on emerging technologies. Xiaoxi has helped multiple customers to understand their technology capabilities for existing and various emerging markets, as well as to find out potential commercial opportunities and strategies.
Xiaoxi covers devices and materials technologies, which involves a deep understanding of diversified technologies and markets.
Education
Xiaoxi obtained her PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. Prior to that, she completed her MSc at the University of Ulm (Germany) on advanced materials and her BSc degree in physics at Shandong University (China). Xiaoxi has authored several publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. She speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and English.
Research field
At IDTechEx Xiaoxi has worked on next generation devices and materials such as critical enabling technologies for next-generation computing and AI infrastructure, thermal management solutions, advanced semiconductor landscape, emerging displays & photovoltaics, emerging image sensors, lidar and automation, human-machine interface technologies and advanced materials. She is also leading the energy storage research including solid-state batteries and silicon anode batteries.
Consulting
A selection of Xiaoxi's work is listed below:
- Xiaoxi helped a global electrical equipment manufacturing company to understand the existing products, emerging technologies, potential applications and market status of spatial light modulators.
- A technology company would like to make strategic partnership with a promising solid-state battery company. Xiaoxi researched the field of solid-state battery and provided due diligence and appraisal of 9 leaders in this space from aspects such as technology, business, supply chain and partnerships etc., as well as offered independent opinions on these companies. This finally led to a strategic investment and co-development agreement.
- An international automotive company was interested in affect/event-aware technologies used for automotive application. Xiaoxi provided an introduction to the progresses on the affect/event-aware technologies and offered analysis based on case studies focusing the following aspects: detected affects in the system, sense technologies, feedback/act for the system and algorithms. Commercial status and player evaluation were also provided in the research.
- A global electronics company wanted to evaluate the quantum dots technology and commercial landscape. Xiaoxi supported the client in identifying, profiling, and assessing all the key quantum dot firms working across all material compositions (Cd, InP, perovskite, etc.) and applications (displays, lighting, SWIR sensing, etc.). Furthermore, she identified all the existing technology challenges facing the development of SWIR sensors and emissive QLED technology. On the latter, she examined the challenge of EQE for toxicant-free QDs, low luminance, lack of suitable blue materials, band alignment in stack materials and charge efficiency, printing or other production techniques, and so on. She led to conduct a review to outline all strategies being pursued to overcome these challenges. The analysis supported the client in developing a deep understanding of the landscape and in identifying what will need to be achieved to commercialize QLEDs in particular.
- Xiaoxi has helped a multi-billion international medical company to find a flexible battery partner for their new device. Here, she identified the most suitable battery technology and chemistry that satisfied the clients energy, form factor, and size requirements. she then scouted the technology and market landscape to identify companies with existing or potential capability to address the need. she verified all the analysis and benchmarking by interviewing all the players. This enabled her to focus on a select few developers around the globe and to set up partnerships for our client.
- Helped a fortune 500 company to form a technology ecosystem to commercialize a wearable product that requires a battery technology with a special form factor.
- Helped a $3 billion company to identify how their nano-material can deliver value in advanced and post lithium-ion battery technologies.
- Helped a $ 26 billion global company to carry out technology scouting and bench-marking on existing technologies in various areas that can be applied for emerging displays.
- Provided technology and market research on energy harvesting for a $50 billion global company, covering all energy harvesting technologies as well as top players.
- Helped an international company to conduct sensor business research.
- Helped a global company to conduct market and technology research of advanced materials used for display applications.
Phillip Trelford - CTO
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Phillip has been CTO at IDTechEx since 2016. Based in Cambridge (UK) he is responsible for IDTechEx's technology, including websites, journals and conference systems. Phillip has 30 years of commercial experience in software development, including video games, finance, retail, robotics and machine learning research. He is interested in AI, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing (HPC), Functional Programming (FP) and Programming Language Design.
He is also an active member of the software development community, regularly speaking at conferences, user groups and companies, running training workshops, collaborating on books, writing articles and contributing to open source projects. Phillip is a co-organizer of the London F# User Group and a founding member of the F# Foundation.
Dr Yu-Han Chang - Principal Technology Analyst
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Bio:
Dr Yu-Han Chang is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx working predominantly on advanced materials.
Dr Chang previously worked as an Etching Process Engineer in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) from 2012-2014, where she gained experience of working with 16 nm to 40 nm technology.
Education:
Yu-Han has a PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College London. Her research was focused on charge carrier dynamics of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells utilizing transient absorption spectroscopies. Her PhD work resulted in two first-author publications in the top 2% journals in the field of materials science: Advanced Energy Materials and Advanced Functional Materials.
She obtained her master's and bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan. Her master research focused on synthesizing Indium sulphide non-toxic layer for CIGS thin-film solar cells.
Previous Research:
Yu-Han has a total of 8 years of experience working with semiconductor and photovoltaic materials. She has also acted as an associate consultant for a London renewables start-up and evaluated the investment potential of expanding their business to SE Asia.
Yu-Han enjoys organizing STEM outreach activities, promoting science and renewable energies to the general public. She held 4 outreach events at Imperial College London and Science Museum London during her PhD and acted as an ambassador for many more.
Dr Conor O'Brien - Principal Technology Analyst
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Bio
Dr Conor O'Brien is a Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, predominantly concerned with the topic of advanced materials, from novel nanomaterials to the utilisation of emerging materials and technologies in a wide range of applications. He leads a team of analysts that cover a range of topics including materials, biomaterials, hydrogen and carbon capture. Having previously studied at Trinity College Dublin, Conor obtained a PhD from the University of Manchester, working in the National Graphene Institute.
Education
Conor received his BA degree in Nanoscience, Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials from Trinity College Dublin in 2017. Conor conducted his final year research project with Infineon Technologies in Munich, and was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal from Trinity College, on the basis of receiving a first-class honours degree with exceptional merit.
Conor moved to the UK in 2017 to the University of Manchester, famed for the isolation of graphene in 2004. As part of obtaining a PhD, Conor's research dealt with understanding the tearing mechanism of 2D material reinforced elastomer composites, employing the novel technique of X-ray computed tomography to image the internal morphology of the composite during tearing.
Research Field
Conor's work at IDTechEx covers advanced materials research, including markets and technologies, with particular expertise on nanocarbons such as graphene and carbon nanotubes. Beyond 2D materials, Conor also holds an interest in the advanced materials that are underpinning the energy and decarbonization sector, with a focus on the fuel cell industry.
Consulting
- Competitive analysis on the use of nanocarbon materials: A leading global petrochemical company had identified a trend of competitors increasing their activity and investment in the nanocarbon industry. IDTechEx provided a comprehensive analysis of the different materials within the nanocarbon umbrella, including manufacturing methods with an emphasis on waste materials from petrochemicals as feedstocks. The study concluded with forecasts for the market size of nanocarbon materials segmented by their use in key emerging markets.
- Assessing market size for a novel speciality material: A multibillion-dollar chemical company wanted to understand the actual market size in a speciality material. IDTechEx identified and interviewed the key players around the world, including the companies using the material and those supplying equipment for it to verify the market size. The detailed analysis helped our client reevaluate the resources it allocates to this business unit.
Conrad Nichols - Principal Technology Analyst
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Bio
Conrad Nichols is a Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx. Having started in 2022, he oversees energy and battery storage research topics at the market research firm, and is responsible for authoring reports, creating forecasts, and delivering presentations and insights to clients directly and at in-person events globally.
Education
Conrad studied for his MEng in Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, completing an integrated year in industry at Mondelēz International, and graduated with First-Class Honours. His interest in R&D led him to work for a research consultancy after graduating, working with multinational clients spanning a broad range of sectors covering Food and Beverage, Consumer Goods, Agritech, Energy and Sustainability.
Research
With IDTechEx, Conrad is responsible for leading research in Li-ion BESS, Redox Flow Batteries, Long Duration Energy Storage, Thermal Energy Storage, and Li-ion Battery Circular Economy topics, including Li-ion Recycling and Second-life EV Battery Repurposing. Within these topics, Conrad has examined and reported on advances in technologies, materials, components, regional market developments, supply chains, electricity markets, legislation and regulations, among other areas. BESS applications covered by Conrad include grid-scale, commercial & industrial, data center, and residential sectors.
He continues to attend events and travel to conduct primary research, and present IDTechEx's findings at conferences and to customers directly. This includes presentations at leading global events for battery and energy storage such as The Battery Show Europe, The Battery Show North America, Battery Recycling Conference & Expo, The International Flow Battery Forum, and Smart Energy Week Japan.
Consulting
Conrad has also completed bespoke consultancy projects for multinational companies in battery and energy storage topic areas.
- One project involved assessing the technology, business, and market developments of a leading Li-ion BESS manufacturer and developer. This included assessing the types of BESS technologies offered by the manufacturer, analysing the prices at which these technologies were being sold in different scenarios, key projects in their pipeline, and new manufacturing facilities being established.
- Another project involved leading and authoring a concise 10-page summary report, covering energy generation and storage technologies. This provided key insights into the state of the global energy storage market and emerging technologies. This included further analysis and discussion on the future penetration of long duration energy storage technologies and other energy generation technologies, e.g., electrolyzers and small modular reactors (SMRs). The report assessed energy storage technology readiness levels, Capex, round-trip efficiency, cycle life, energy density, funding into various technologies, influence of policy on energy storage, and energy storage for residential and data center applications.
Eve Pope - Senior Technology Analyst
Bio
Eve Pope is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, focusing primarily on sustainability and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Before joining IDTechEx, Eve graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MA in Natural Sciences. She is based in London, UK.
Education
Eve was awarded a MA degree in Physical Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. Through her degree she gained wide-ranging chemical and technical expertise, alongside strong analytical skills, with a focus on atmospheric gases and aerosols.
Research
At IDTechEx, Eve's research covers a broad range of sustainability topics. She has technical and market expertise in areas including CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage), CDR (carbon dioxide removal), cement decarbonization, sustainable data centers, and gas separation membranes.
Dr Shababa Selim - Senior Technology Analyst
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Bio
Dr Shababa Selim, MSci PhD is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx working on topics centered in the advanced materials space. Shababa has previously worked for a science and technology consultancy where she leveraged her background in chemistry to engage in a wide range of product development and technology innovation ventures for SMEs and large multinational corporations.
Education
Shababa completed her PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College London. Her research focused on the use of time-resolved spectroscopic techniques to study the charge carrier dynamics of metal oxide semiconductors for applications in solar energy conversion, with particular emphasis on water splitting for hydrogen production. Shababa has presented at numerous conferences and published her research in multiple high-impact journals, including Chemical Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Functional Materials, Nature Communications, and several others.
Prior to this, she obtained an MSci in Chemistry from Imperial College London, during which she also investigated folding characteristics and structures of DNA G-quadruplexes.
Research
With IDTechEx, Shababa's research has focused on advanced materials and semiconductor related topics. Her portfolio of reports includes Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Aerogels, Helium Market, and Hardware for High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Centers, and AI. Shababa is also interested in topics related to sustainability and emerging pollutants.
Pranav Jaswani - Senior Technology Analyst
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Bio
Pranav is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, focusing on electric vehicle and energy storage technologies. Pranav graduated from Imperial College London with an MEng in Chemical Engineering. Prior to joining IDTechEx in 2023, he worked as a market intelligence analyst for a leading financial technology company, developing experience in identifying short and medium-term market opportunities. He is currently based in London, UK.
Education
Pranav graduated with First Class Honors from Imperial College London with an MEng in Chemical Engineering. In his final year, he conducted research on reductive catalytic fractionation as an emerging biorefinery strategy. He also worked with a small team in the design of a novel large-scale blue hydrogen manufacturing process as part of his final year design project.
Research
At IDTechEx, Pranav's work focuses on electric vehicles and battery technology, with particular emphasis on electrification of off-highway machinery including reports on EVs in Mining, EVs in Construction, and Battery Markets for Construction, Agriculture, and Mining Machines.
Pranav has also authored reports on Micro EVs and Additives for Li-ion Batteries & PFAS-Free Batteries. He continues to attend events to carry out research and present IDTechEx's research findings at conferences.
Consulting
‒ Assessing market size and demand growth for batteries, motors, and inverters in electric off-highway machinery for a major conglomerate. This included sizing and benchmarking of key technologies across all three components for various machine types in construction, agriculture, and mining, and developing detailed market forecasts.
Mika Takahashi - Senior Technology Analyst
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Bio
Mika Takahashi is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, focusing Electric Vehicles, advanced materials, sensors, and telecoms technologies. Prior to joining IDTechEx in 2023, Mika obtained a master's degree in physics from the University of Edinburgh. He is currently based in Glasgow, UK.
Education
Mika graduated with First Class Honors from the University of Edinburgh with an MPhys (Master's in Physics). During his final year he conducted research on novel methods of locomotion in granular systems, with commercial applications in the agriculture industry. This was conducted in collaboration with the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems. Alongside this he also studied a variety of topics including advanced computational modelling, statistical physics and biophysics.
Research
With IDTechEx, Mika's research has covered EVs, hydrogen internal combustion engines, MEMS, and various applications of emerging advanced materials. He has also presented at several major events, and continues to travel and carry out research.
Shihao Fu - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Shihao Fu is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, specializing in the latest electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle technologies. He joined the company in 2024 after completing his Master's degree in Smart, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles from the University of Warwick. With a strong background in the autonomous vehicle industry, including experience at NIO, a leading electric vehicle OEM from Asia, and WeRide, a prominent Chinese robotaxi unicorn, Shihao will continue to make significant contributions to IDTechEx's research projects with his ever-expanding expertise. He is currently based in West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.
Education
Shihao graduated with a Master's degree in Smart, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles from the WMG, University of Warwick. His academic pursuits encompassed a broad range of topics within the field of autonomous vehicles, including human factors research (focusing on user experience and user interface in autonomous driving), sensor technology, sensor fusion, machine learning, human-machine interaction, cyber security, and embedded systems. Prior to this, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a specialization in ergonomics research for autonomous vehicle cabins, laying a solid foundation in user-centric vehicle design.
Research
Shihao's research for IDTechEx covers autonomous vehicles and user experience research. Shihao's research at IDTechEx is focused towards advancing the understanding of electric and autonomous vehicles markets, with a keen eye on emerging technologies and user-centric design principles.
Daniel Parr - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Daniel Parr MPhys is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx. He started in 2024 and has focused on topics in the energy storage sector, especially in batteries and battery-related technologies.
Education
Daniel studied Physics at the University of Oxford, graduating in 2023 with a Masters of Physics. His specialist areas were in theoretical physics and particle physics. As part of his masters work, he completed a research project on modelling atmospheric neutrinos at Super Kamiokande, developing and presenting a thesis on the effect of the Earth's geomagnetic field on neutrino flux spectra.
Research
Daniel has focused on battery-related technologies at IDTechEx, with previous reports including Flexible Batteries, Lithium Metal Batteries, AI-Driven Battery Technologies, and Advanced Battery Pack Sensors and Remote Sensing.
Daniel has attended events and travelled for research on his topics, and has prepared presentations for customers and subscribers.
Noah El Alami - Senior Technology Analyst
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Bio
Noah El Alami is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, focusing on quantum sensing technologies. He graduated from Oxford with a first-class degree in MPhys Physics, specializing in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Information Processing.
Education
Noah completed his MPhys at the University of Oxford. In his master's year, he specialized in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Information Processing, with a research project in building and analyzing magneto-optical traps of ultracold potassium atoms for the purpose of creating a dual species erbium-potassium Bose-Einstein condensate.
Research
Noah is currently supporting IDTechEx's portfolio on quantum technology markets, including quantum computing and quantum sensing, as well as research into commercial fusion energy.
Thomas Bithell - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Thomas Bithell is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, currently focusing on sustainability and advanced materials. Before joining IDTechEx in 2024, Thomas graduated from the University of Oxford with an MChem in Chemistry and has taught Chemistry at King's College School Wimbledon. He is based in London, UK.
Education
Thomas graduated from the University of Oxford in 2023 with a first-class master's degree in Chemistry. He spent his final year in a team researching spectroscopic and molecular flow sensing techniques for high-sensitivity breath analysis. As a result of his work in this area, he is a co-author on a publication in the Journal of Applied Physiology. He also achieved a first-class result in a supplementary subject in quantum mechanics.
Research
With IDTechEx, Thomas's research has focused on sustainable technologies and advanced materials. Thomas has completed reports on Sustainable Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing and Next-Generation Feedstocks for Sustainable Chemicals, whilst also being responsible for research into advanced coating technologies.
Matthew Fall - Technology Analyst
Bio
Matthew Fall is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx. He graduated from Cambridge with a first-class MSc degree in Chemistry, specializing in electrochemistry. He is currently based in Cambridge, UK.
Education
Matthew studied for his BA in Natural Sciences and his MSc in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. His master's project focussed on non-quinone electrochemical carbon capture in aqueous solvents, though he studied a wide range of material from soft matter and colloidal chemistry to organic synthesis and biotechnology.
Research
With IDTechEx, Matthew's research focusses on advanced materials.
Dr Cherie Wong - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Dr Cherie Wong is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, where she supports research across the Materials and Sustainability sectors. She has a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Oxford and has prior experience in technology transfer and venture capital.
Education
Cherie has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oxford, where her research pioneered the use of sonochemistry for sustainable applications, including hydrogen and syngas production using ultrasound. Her findings have been published in several leading peer-reviewed journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, and Chemical Communications, and presented in major international conferences. Her work on sonochemical hydrogen production was recognized with the IChemE Young Engineers Awards for Innovation and Sustainability.
Before her doctorate, Cherie earned an MSc (by Research) in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, where she investigated the use of 2D materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production. She holds a BSc in Chemistry from Durham University. She speaks Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) and English, and she is currently learning Japanese.
Research
At IDTechEx, Cherie is part of the Materials and Sustainability team. She is passionate about combining her technical expertise with market insights in the energy and sustainability sector to help clients understand emerging technologies and identify both opportunities and risks.
Dr Felix Wei - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Dr Felix Wei is a Technology Analyst with expertise in biomaterials science and tissue engineering. Felix holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a MEng from Imperial College London. At IDTechEx, Felix carries out research across advanced biomaterials and biomanufacturing.
Education
Felix has a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge. His research was dedicated to developing collagen-based medical materials and bioreactors for lung and bone tissue engineering. His work led to two first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals and a patent for a novel method for applying multi-axial mechanical stimulation to cells and tissues.
Felix received his MEng degree in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering from Imperial College London, where he was named on the Dean's list each year. He also completed a research placement at Massachusetts Institute for Technology focusing on biomimetic hydrogels.
Research
Felix focuses on the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomimetic materials, and biomanufacturing.
Dr Matthew Haynes - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Dr Matthew Haynes is a Technology Analyst supporting the company's research across advanced materials, critical minerals and sustainability. Matthew holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, where he gained experience of collaborative circular economy-focused research and university-industry partnerships. He is currently based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Education
Matthew graduated with a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry for Future Manufacturing from the University of Oxford in 2020, where he pursued his long-standing interest in sustainable chemical solutions grounded in circular economy principles. His work focused on the development of novel catalysts based on earth abundant metals and their application to biodegradable plastic production. Matthew has co-authored four peer-reviewed journal articles and presented his work at multiple international conferences. During this period, Matthew also coordinated a large international research collaboration across the UK, Germany, and New Zealand while conducting widespread scientific communication work through extensive industrial engagement, outreach, and teaching commitments.
Matthew previously obtained a first-class integrated MSc degree in Natural Sciences (specialising in synthetic chemistry) from the University of Cambridge in 2020. During this time, he completed a final-year master's research project exploring novel anion transport systems, for which he was awarded multiple academic prizes.
Research
Matthew is currently supporting the company's research on advanced materials, critical minerals and sustainability.
Joe Carey - Technology Analyst
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Bio
Joe Carey is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, focussing on sustainability and energy storage. Joe joined the company in 2026 after obtaining an MCHEM in Chemistry for Sustainable Energy from the University of Liverpool, where he gained expertise in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), plastics recycling, battery technologies and more. He is currently based in Leeds, UK.
Education
Joe began his integrated master's degree (MCHEM) in Chemistry for Sustainable energy in 2021 at the University of Liverpool. His 3rd year project focussed on using enzymatic approaches to recycling nylons whilst his master's project focussed on developing semiconductive polymer fibres for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) applications. In addition, he studied the synthesis of chemical from biomass, energy storage technologies, electrolyser technologies and photovoltaics. Through his degree he gained wide-ranging chemical and technical expertise in addition to strong analytical skills.
Research
At IDTechEx, Joe's research broadly covers sustainability, focussing on energy storage technologies.
IDTechEx expert associates
Thomas Sullivan - VP Research Sales (Americas) & Company Director (IDTechEx, Inc.)
With a decade of international consultative sales experience, Thomas has driven growth throughout his career at IDTechEx since 2017. He began as a Sales Executive in the exhibitions division, managing global exhibitor and sponsor relationships across North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2020, he became a Business Development Manager for the Americas Research Business Unit, guiding partners in using IDTechEx's market intelligence for strategic decision-making. Since 2023, Thomas has served as Vice President of Research Sales (Americas), driving commercial operations and strategy in the region.
Teresa Henry - Business Development Manager
Teresa Henry is a Business Development Manager at IDTechEx.
She spent 8 years working in South Africa for the blue chip company AECI Chlor Alkali and Plastics and was Editor for their in house journal. On returning to the UK she joined the leading international engineering consulting group Mott MacDonald working in business development and marketing research for the Middle East and South Asian regions. She later worked in international marketing for Diomed Ltd the world leaders in surgical diode lasers.
Teresa brings to IDTechEx extensive knowledge and experience of marketing and sales.
Amina Bux - Business Development Manager
Amina works with IDTechEx clients in the Asia-Pacific territory, supporting SME's to international conglomerates by demonstrating IDTechEx's market intelligence platform, matching research reports and dedicating on-going support to our subscribers and customers.
Amina has worked at IDTechEx since May 2019. Initially joining as an Inside Sales Executive qualifying incoming enquiries regarding our products and services, she quickly demonstrated her ability to match solutions to customer needs, coupled with excellent customer service, and progressed to becoming an EMEA Business Development Manager, supporting customers there for 10 months before transitioning across to supporting customers in the Americas.
Amina now focuses on customers across countries in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.
Ching Man (Jennifer) Chan - Business Development Executive
Ching Man (Jennifer) Chan is a Business Development Executive at IDTechEx. Jennifer is a strategic business development professional, fluent in Chinese and English, with over 12 years' experience in B2B sales. She is a specialist in identifying new business opportunities and building go-to-market plans that drive sustainable revenue and long time partnerships.
