Inventors' Club

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

Whilst many of us 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 this 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 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

Mark is a valued collaborator of the Business & IP Centre and for over 16 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. The Founder and Owner of Compgen Ltd and Culgen Ltd and the Chairman at Morgan Goodwin Ltd.

Speakers for Monday 31st March 2025

1. Sunish Amin, physiotherapist and fitness enthusiast, has presented to us before. He now delivers a “game-changing, sustainable alternative to plastic straws—biodegradable, eco-friendly, and ready to transform the industry." We’ve had a couple of straw projects previously so it will be interesting to see a new take on this.

2. Brian has an irksome laundry problem. He‘s developed a crude working prototype that offers a fast, easy and environmentally friendly solution. Online domestic goddesses endorse his approach, but he wants to know what you think and if enough people are as irked as him to buy his end product.

Host or Publisher British Library, Business & IP Centre