Dialog and SLINTEC collaborate in key R&D networking session on June 20
View(s):Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, will power ‘Beyond the Obvious’, organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Nano Technology (SLINTEC), to spearhead innovation driven business growth in the country.
Harin De Silva Wijeyeratne, CEO, SLINTEC.
Dr. Dineli Wickramasinghe, Founding Partner, DWSO BioPharma Consulting, United States of America,
The Research and Development (R&D) networking event on June 20, is aimed at providing an outlook on the need and value of R&D in the country, and in meeting the challenges of the future.
As part of the evening, SLINTEC will showcase its research strength and capabilities to support multiple verticals in their R&D efforts. The event will feature a cross section of key invitees from agriculture, textile and apparel, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals domains and government institutes including the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Sri Lanka Export Development Board, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, National Science Foundation, Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation, Board of Investment, The Ministry of Finance, National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the National Planning Department, according to a Dialog media release.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Dineli Wickramasinghe, Founding Partner, DWSO BioPharma Consulting, US, will deliver a speech on “The value of Science and Technology in Modern Society – Benefits Derived by Business to Maintain Global Competitiveness,” while the highlight of the evening will be a panel discussion including Dr. Dineli Wickramasinghe; Pradeep De Almeida, Group Chief Technology Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC; Harin De S Wijeyeratne, CEO, SLINTEC; Prof. Gehan Amaratunga, Chief of Research and Innovation, SLINTEC and Prof. Veranja Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor, SLINTEC Academy.
As a public private partnership, SLINTEC’s vision is to facilitate businesses with R&D that will empower them to create local and global impact.
Commenting on SLINTEC’s role in supporting the country, Harin De S Wijeyeratne, CEO, SLINTEC said, “The facility is equipped with a fleet of eminent scientists and up-to-date, state-of-the-art and world-class instruments enabling cutting edge research. Within a relatively short operational period, SLINTEC has produced high impact scientific publications including the first-ever all Sri Lankan authored publication in ACS Nano.”
Also sharing his thoughts, Pradeep De Almeida, Group Chief Technology Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC said, “R&D has become an essential part of business and paves the way for continuous development which brings agility as well as affordability to products and services that we offer.”
| SLINTEC patents | |
| One indication of SLINTEC’s success in research is the 15 patents which have been filed for with 13 being filed in the US and two in Sri Lanka. Three patents were sold to an Indian fertilizer company for US$1 million, and one to Sri Lanka’s largest garment manufacturer, MAS. SLINTEC has also very recently formed its first spin out company Ceylon Graphene Technologies Pvt Ltd. with newly confirmed shareholder LOLC.“This spin out aims to take SLINTEC’s scaled up process for developing graphene to a global platform. Recently SLINTEC granted a license to British Cosmetics Pvt Ltd to develop advanced materials based cosmetic products,” the release said. |
Prof. Veranja Karunarathne, Vice Chancellor, SLINTEC Academy
Prof. Gehan Amaratunga, Chief of Research & Innovation, SLINTEC
Pradeep De Almeida, Group Chief Technology Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC