Innovation Discussed Podcast – Episode 16 (2025)
Innovation Discussed: Christmas 2025 Edition
In this festive end-of-year episode, hosts Mark, Adam, and Aphrodite take stock of an extraordinary year for Goodfellow and share a few thoughts on what’s coming next.
A highlight of 2025 was the integration of Suisse Technology Partners and the Bureau of Analysed Samples (BAS) into Goodfellow. Alongside Potomac, these acquisitions have opened the door to a much broader range of materials-based services. From supplying specialist materials to advanced characterisation, testing, and laser machining, Goodfellow can now support projects in ways that simply weren’t possible in-house before.
The team also reflects on a high-energy year of marketing and outreach, including a headline-grabbing Times Square announcement that sparked some AI-fuelled scepticism, as well as a mix of major exhibitions and smaller, more customer-focused events around the globe.
Looking forward, the discussion turns to the future of material science and the growing role of AI, including recent news around Google DeepMind’s investment in robotic AI for materials discovery.
The episode wraps up with team updates, a packed events calendar for 2026, some end-of-year bloopers, and a light-hearted quest to find the best mince pie.
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