When Jae Jong Byun and a close group of fellow Manchester students brought their range of engineering and materials science talents together, the result was a unique platform technology that won the 2019 Eli Harari Award for graphene innovation. Now, as Nanoplexus becomes a Tier 2 partner of the GEIC, chief executive Jae tells the story behind the company and the potential for a new material called MXene to transform the landscape of advanced manufacturing.