Name: Inventors' Club
Start: 2025-01-27T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-27T19:30:00+00:00
Location: British Library Business & IP Centre

Great ideas can change the world!
About this Event

Registration is from 5:40pm – prompt start at 6:00pm

This event is now taking place at the British Library's Business and IP Centre. There will be no ZOOM option. The club meets regularly on the last Monday of the month.

Great ideas can change the world!

However, whilst lots of us often spot the potential for a new product or a new piece of technology, the harsh realities of research and development, prototyping, manufacturing and distribution often mean that few of those ideas make it to market.

At the event, we will be talking to innovators who have already brought their products to market or who just have a “new idea” to discuss. Join us to learn about the journey, the problems to overcome and useful tips about bringing a new product to market.

The Inventors' Club is brought to you by the Business & IP Centre in collaboration with:

Bob Lindsey

A Chartered Engineer with a wide experience of marketing and business management, who has spent over twenty years advising entrepreneurs and small businesses on getting their new products to market. He was part of the team which set up the Inventors' Club at Kingston University in 2005, and he regularly runs Innovation Clinics at the British Library.

Innovators who would like to present their idea should contact Bob Lindsey on [email protected].

Mark Sheahan

The Founder and Owner of Compgen Ltd and Culgen Ltd and the Chairman at Morgan Goodwin Ltd. Mark is a valued collaborator of the Business & IP Centre and for over 13 years Mark Volunteers his time with the Business & IP Centre on two Thursdays every month as the British Library's Inventor in Residence, helping over 1,000 aspiring innovators with their inventions.

Speakers for Monday 27th January:

1. Ross Padgett is the inventor of Dinosuit, a unique dinosaur construction toy/costume that children build then wear and play in. Dinosuit evolved as a learning resource from Ross's time in education who has since battled with extinction to successfully bring them to market. He will walk us through his adventure so far and will be seeking feedback

2. Aimée Daniels, architect / designer, has a design for reducing sun penetration into buildings. Aimée will present a prototype and will be seeking feedback.