{"id":220,"date":"2020-06-11T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/smarter-materials\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:45:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/smarter-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-516dde0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"516dde0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e842014\" data-id=\"e842014\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc98c25 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc98c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fa9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51fa9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Get Smart with GISMO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed9bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed9bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Welcome to the GISMO website<\/strong><\/p><p>Greater Innovation for Smarter Materials Optimisation (GISMO) was created to provide cutting-edge ideas and solutions to put businesses in Cheshire and Warrington ahead of the curve in the use, design and manufacture of materials. GISMO was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.<\/p><p><b><\/b>We are no longer recruiting for GISMO, but are still keen to work with Cheshire businesses. If you have a business challenge and would like to collaborate with us, please visit the <strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/sci-tech\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Faculty of Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise<\/a><\/span><\/strong> web pages and get in touch. Our specialist team will help you access the expertise, talent, and facilities you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870d7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"870d7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/smarter-materials\/files\/2020\/06\/erdf-np-lu-logo-WHITE-e1616162295482.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-290\" alt=\"ERDF, Northern Powerhouse and Materials Science Institute logos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/smarter-materials\/files\/2020\/06\/erdf-np-lu-logo-WHITE-e1616162295482.png 1748w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/smarter-materials\/files\/2020\/06\/erdf-np-lu-logo-WHITE-e1616162295482-300x28.png 300w, 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advances in materials science and how they can benefit you and your business.\u00a0<\/p><p>Find out more on our\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smarter-materials.co.uk\/events\/\">Events page.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad49efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad49efe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2640177\" data-id=\"2640177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f08a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f08a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Boost your Business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ede11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ede11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">By working with GISMO, you can:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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style=\"text-align: left\">Commercialise your ideas<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">De-risk research and development<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Improve time-to-market<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Reduce development costs<\/li>\n<li>Improve the functionality of your products<\/li>\n<li>Scale-up or re-organise production<\/li>\n<li>Re-purpose manufacturing processes<\/li>\n<li>Improve the reliability and performance of your products and processes<\/li>\n<li>Reduce manufacturing costs<\/li>\n<li>Develop and diversify your products-base<\/li>\n<li>Discover and exploit new markets and business opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Find design and manufacturing partners<\/li>\n<li>Connect to funding sources for further research and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f01adb 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