I retired from the University October 22nd 2010, but I plan to maintain the Type I Restriction-Modification web pages as part of my retirement plans.
In addition, along with my last postdoctoral worker (James Youell) I am writing a book on Molecular Motors and I plan a further book on the Origin of Life, some fiction writing and a new blog site.
At this time it is not clear whether the University of Portsmouth are able to commercialise the research involving development of a single molecule biosensor (BioNano-Switch) and as a consequence I am not sure whether my original plans to be involved with a spin-out company will be possible. The development of the device has been transferred to Prof. David Bensimon's group in Paris and I hope they will be able to make some progress.
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23 December 2011
© Dr Keith Firman
Author Dr Keith Firman.