verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message fgv cambridge nanosystems ltd. simply life . but better . trading name cambridge nanosystems type private company founded cambridge uk 2012 2012 headquarters cambridge uk area served worldwide products graphene website cambridgenanosystems.com cambridge nanosystems specialises in production of graphene . the company has developed a process to produce graphene at ultra high quality and on a larger scale than has previously been possible by using biogas waste products such as methane . 1 cambridge nanosystems was spun out of cambridge university in 2012 2 and in 2014 began partnering with malaysia s felda global ventures holdings berhad fgv a global agricultural and commodities business . fvg has abundant supplies of methane as that is a by product of their large scale palm oil production . they aim to achieve synergy through the relationship with cambridge nanosystems whose technology will enable that waste material to be turned into valuable graphene . in december 2014 cambridge nanosystems was awarded 500 000 from the uk s technology strategy board in order to increase capacity of their material . the funds were used to develop a manufacturing facility in cambridge with the capability of producing up to 100 tonnes of graphene a year for the european market . fgv and cambridge nanosystems are planning to build another plant in malaysia to supply the asian market . 3 4 the company founders are dr krzysztof koziol 5 jerome joaug lukasz kurzepa and catharina paukner . chief scientist catharina paukner has been described in the united kingdom media as the first lady of graphene 6 and one of the eight uk business leaders to watch in 2015 . 7 in january 2015 dr anna mieczakowski joined the management team as the first non co founder in the role of chief operating officer . on 19 march 2015 the company won the hewitsons award for business innovation 2015 at a business award gala organised by barclays and cambridge news . in september 2015 cambridge nanosystems has achieved the internationally recognised iso 9001 certification establishing it as one of the leaders in its field . references edit cambridge scientists to produce miracle material graphene anglia itv news . itv.com . 2014 10 16 . retrieved 2015 05 07 . next silicon valleys why cambridge is a start up city bbc news . bbc.co.uk . retrieved 2015 05 07 . spasenovic marko 2014 05 14 . cambridge nanosystems plans graphene plant in malaysia . graphenetracker.com . retrieved 2015 05 07 . malaysia poised to become asias largest producer of graphene materials . english.astroawani.com . 2015 04 10 . retrieved 2015 05 07 . google scholar article krzysztof koziol . google scholar . retrieved 2015 05 07 . meet the first lady of graphene turning harmful gases into the wonder stuff . the telegraph . 6 december 2014 . the bosses to watch in 2015 . the telegraph . 3 january 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cambridge nanosystems & oldid 731793900 categories companies based in cambridgehidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2015all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 july 2016 at 15 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view