Dr Kamran and Iram Qureshi have been working on developing the world’s first comprehensive open-access repository, Intersex Database, dedicated to intersex representation in the arts.
THE DFM – April 2025. Thank you, Louise Morrell!
Check out the links on The DFM:
BBC Feature: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68442573
Only Love Matters – Official Website: https://onlylovemattersmovie.com/news
SSU Profile: https://www.solent.ac.uk/staff/academic/kamran-qureshi
Intersex Database: https://intersexdatabase.com
The UK Parliament will host a special screening of the groundbreaking feature film Only Love Matters, followed by a conversation with Director Dr. Kamran Qureshi and Producer Dr. Iram Qureshi on June 11, 2025, at 18:00.
I am once again collaborating with Springer Nature on my forthcoming book, Fiction Feature Filmmaking as Practice-Based Research.
This project is particularly close to my heart, as it builds on my field experience and explores the intersections of feature filmmaking, practice-based research, and intersex narratives. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to work with such a prestigious publisher and to bring this work to a global audience.
The London School of Economics invites you to a special screening and conversation with Director Dr. Kamran Qureshi and Producer Dr. Iram Qureshi. This event, chaired by Professor Shakuntala Banaji, is hosted by the prestigious Department of Media and Communications, ranked #1 in the UK and #2 globally in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.
Hornsea cinema hosted screenings of ONLY LOVE MATTERS on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. Following the matinee, attendees enjoyed an engaging Q&A session with the film’s director Dr. Kamran Qureshi and producer Dr. Iram Qureshi, who shared insights into the making of the film and answered questions from the crowd.
Link: https://floralhall.org.uk/
Continue Reading…I am excited to share my interview published today in a US Magazine ‘Relatable Voice’ with the incredible Lucia Matuonto in her recent visit to London along with our brilliant actor of Only Love Matters, Matthew Wright-Kenny.
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Kamran Qureshi’s directed feature film, Only Love Matters, is now streaming on Apple TV 4K, Amazon Prime, Fandango at Home (VUDU), and also available on iTunes!
Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/placeholder_title/dp/B0DFVVYV1F/
Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/only-love-matters/umc.cmc.6ws9y5j67f6nve1qwwyv3ive6
Fandango at Home: https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/Only-Love-Matters/3613624
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This interview with Dr. Kamran Qureshi was conducted by Southampton Solent University Film Production student Haydn Reed for his final-year module on October 31, 2024.
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Only Love Matters York Premiere at famous Picturehouse‘s City Screen, York’s picturesque riverside cinema, followed by Q&A with the Director Dr Kamran Qureshi and Producer Dr Iram Qureshi of KQ Movies.
Get your tickets: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/018/HO00014921/only-love-matters-q-a-with-director-and-producer
Coming to City Screen August 11th – ONLY LOVE MATTERS
— City Screen York (@CityScreenYork) August 6, 2024
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Screenwriters Frank McEntaggart and Chris Pantazides discussing their journey of writing period drama feature film Elsie Inglis’ War & Dr Kamran Qureshi. Click here for movie page on KQ Movies.
Dr. Kamran Qureshi has been serving as a juror at the Marbella International Film Festival 2024.
Dr Kamran Qureshi holds the esteemed title of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), underscoring his dedication to continuously improving teaching and learning practices within higher education.
Dr Kamran Qureshi’s interview by Lucia Matuonto for US magazine, The Relatable Voice, Issue #19, Pages 42-46.
“A “ground-breaking” love story featuring intersex lead characters has been screened at a specialist film festival.” It was a great chat with Shivani Chaudhari BBC News, Norfolk.
Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68442573
Watch Dr Kamran Qureshi’s interview by Susie Fowler-Watt for BBC Look East about pioneering feature film Only Love Matters.
Watch on iPlayer at 18:40 min: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001wv75/look-east-evening-news-01032024
““Only Love Matters,” directed by the acclaimed Dr. Kamran Qureshi, narrates the poignant and powerful journeys of intersex characters, grappling with societal norms and seeking acceptance.”
“Under Dr. Kamran Qureshi’s direction, the film weaves a narrative that is both intimate and grandiose, utilizing stunning locations like the Great Indian desert and iconic UK landmarks to underscore its themes.”
Read here: https://londondailypost.com/only-love-matters-a-groundbreaking-film-on-intersex-lives-and-struggles
Only Love Matters, an award-winning feature film by Dr Kamran Qureshi is making waves in the media, with a recent feature by the BBC.
Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-67636781
BBC TV Journalist Mike Apps made a report on Only Love Matters and interviewed director and producer Dr Kamran and Dr Iram Qureshi. BBC Report (08:26 min): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tdlx/south-today-evening-news-11122023
“What I was really fascinated by is that it’s approaching a topic which I had never heard of before […] this has not been a topic that’s been dealt with by British cinema before this film.” Mike Apps (BBC Broadcast Journalist)
“Reporter Mike Apps speaks to Dr Kamran Qureshi of Solent University about his film, “Only Love Matters”, the UK’s first feature film to have intersex lead characters.” BBC SOUNDS
Dr Kamran Qureshi’s directed new British feature film Only Love Matters (2023) is having its World premiere on the 6th October in Marbella Spain and the UK premiere on the 27th October at BFI Southbank, London, UK. The film is also screening at Brunel University London on the 26th October on the World Intersex Awareness Day.
Only Love Matters has done phenomenally well on the film festival circuit and has won over 30 awards including Best Director, Best Producer, Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Romantic film, Best Women film, Best Message and Best Original Idea.
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Dr KAMRAN QURESHI “has acted as a reviewer for the open access journal Media and Communication (ISSN: 2183-2439) in 2023 and contributed to the quality and success of the journal.”
Certificate: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UgdKjTInwCs5EOfsnQFtvi0IzM2oRTHL/view?usp=sharing
Interview on a live show ‘Drive time with Mark Carter’, on Awaaz FM, Southampton about Only Love Matters‘ Southampton Premiere at the Southampton Film Week (SFW) on 16th Nov. 2023.
Catch the interview of the director Dr Kamran and producer Dr Iram on the next episode of the The Joe Abery Show early next week!
Interview of Dr Kamran & Iram Qureshi for Dale’s Diaries by Dale Forwood on a Film Premiere at BFI Southbank London “Only Love Matters”.
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What an unforgettable evening! On October 26, 2023, Brunel University London hosted a special screening of the groundbreaking romantic film Only Love Matters. The event was made even more memorable with a fascinating Q&A session featuring the brilliant minds behind the film—director Dr. Kamran Qureshi and producer Dr. Iram Qureshi. They shared incredible insights into the making of the film and its powerful portrayal of intersex individuals.
Dr. Mike Thomas, Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity at Brunel’s Department of Health Sciences, praised the film, stating, “And I was absolutely blown away by the film […] great movie, go see it.”
Films spark and nurture the imaginative capabilities of children. Today’s discussion was about best English movies for children on 92 TV News’ morning show.
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Dr Kamran Qureshi is mentoring and assessing Solent University (Southampton, UK) staff’s Advance HE Fellowship applications.
“Only Love Matters @onlylovematter is a rare feature film about intersex people’s lives. Dr. Kamran Qureshi and Dr. Iram Qureshi from the film were great guests on my CinematNIC podcast”. Nicole Russin-McFarland : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-only-love-matters-producer-dr-iram-qureshi/id1403036218?i=1000606676989“
Dr Kamran Qureshi chaired ‘The Final Reflections and Future Projects Panel’ of The Centring Intersex international conference supported by University of Huddersfield, the COST Action Network, the journal Social Sciences & others. He also presented his research on ‘American Intersex Television Characters’.
A big thanks to Professor Surya Monro and all the organisers, from eleven countries, who come from a range of backgrounds, including academics, activists, advocates and experts. Thank you everyone who has been involved with this conference.
An interview of Dr Kamran Qureshi, the director of Only Love Matters, by EASTERN EYE’S editor-at-large and former BBC correspondent, Barnie Choudhury.
Dr Kamran Qureshi, the director of her movie Only Love Matters and Dr Iram Qureshi (Producer) was a guest in HUM TV morning show “Subah Say Agay”. Thank you Shiffa Yousafzai and Ovais Mangalwala (hosts) and Team HUM TV.
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Thank you Team BOL TV for inviting Dr Kamran Qureshi (Director) and Dr Iram Qureshi (Producer) to your segment ‘Success Story’ in the Morning Show ‘DUNYA BOL HAI’.
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Award-winning team (Only Love Matters) Director Dr Kamran Qureshi, Producer Dr Iram Qureshi and actress Sara Faraj were guest in Samaa TV’s Morning live transmission, NAYA DIN (New Day).
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Only Love Matters: “A story of love, relationships, existence and acceptance” NEO TV
Team Only Love Matters, producer Dr Iram Qureshi and director Dr Kamran Qureshi, were live at NEO TV morning show. Hosted by Nabeeha Ejaz & Anwaar Khawar.
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Dr Kamran Qureshi visited PTV after 24 years for being guest along with Dr Iram Qureshi in their live TV morning show and shared their journeys and experience of making Only Love Matters.
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Expresso’s Exclusive Interview With the Director Dr Kamran Qureshi and Producer Dr Iram Qureshi at the Express News for Feature Film Only Love Matters.
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Dr Kamran Qureshi is a reviewer for famous institutions such as Springer Nature, a German-British academic publisher, for the scholarly research work.
“Remarking on the ground-breaking film, Only Love Matters, Professor Eylem Atakav said: “What’s really interesting and original about Kamran’s work here is that it’s a fiction film, not a documentary, not a docudrama, and this isn’t something that has been done often.” T-Vine London, UK.
Richard J Hand, Professor in Media Practice, speaking about film Only Love Matters directed by Kamran Qureshi.
Dr Kamran Qureshi has joined Film and Media department as a Lecturer in Film Production at the Solent University Southampton, where he is a Pathway Leader of Cinematography (2022-2023) and Module Leader of Introduction to Cinematography. He is teaching and supervising: Professional Practice Portfolio; Intermediate Major Project; and Final Major Project modules in BA (Hons) Film & TV and BA (Hons) Film Production courses.
Solent link: https://www.solent.ac.uk/staff/academic/kamran-qureshi
Kamran Qureshi’s peer-reviewed Journal essay An exploration of intersex characters in Indian Cinema has published in issue 61 of (open access American journal) Jump Cut on 5th September 2022.
Please see link here https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc61.2022/KamranQureshi/bio.html
This is Dr Kamran Qureshi’s interview conducted by PhD student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Ms Sveta Solntseva for her dissertation. Dated 3rd Sep 2022.
Short blurb: “Sveta Solntseva is an INIA research fellow and PhD student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Sveta’s research focuses on intersex representations and subjectivities and she is currently looking for England-based intersex people and activists to take part in 60-90min online interviews. Through the interviews, Sveta would like to explore how intersex people and allied activists view the existing representations of intersex in England, how those personally or collectively affect local intersex people or communities, and how they think their individual life stories reflect on these representations. Additionally, Sveta is interested to learn more about emerging activist-produced representations created within the UK context, such as fiction and non-fiction books, films, comics, photography, theatre plays, etc., and authors’ agentic processes and stories behind those projects.”
The transcript of the interview will appear below.
Eylem Atakav, Professor of Film, Gender and Public Engagement, speaking about film Only Love Matters directed by Kamran Qureshi. Click here for movie page on KQ Movies.
American Orchestral Composer Jeffrey Weeks Harrison speaking about film Only Love Matters directed by Dr Kamran Qureshi. Click here for movie page on KQ Movies.
Screenwriter Iannis Aliferis is speaking about Only Love Matters directed by Dr Kamran Qureshi.
Click here for movie page on KQ Movies.
Adnan Jilani, Kanwal Nazar Khan, Anus Yaseen and Auj Adnan speaking about film Only Love Matters directed by Dr Kamran Qureshi.
“This intensive postdoctoral research, Anglia Film Studios Project, looks at how to connect the University of East Anglia with a high-end film and television Production Company as they look to establish a Film Studio and teaching academy in the Norwich region, East of England, UK.”
Link: https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/publications/anglia-film-studios-project
Kamran was a guest speaker to talk about Open Research Practice and Transparency in Art and Humanities along with his intersex database and film Only Love Matters. He was also supporting as UEA local representative with the UK reproducibility network (UKRN, a peer-led consortium for world-leading research) at the University of East Anglia. UKRN is hosting a series of events across and within UEA faculties and disseminate UKRN information. The team invite speakers who prepare their talk to discuss a topic about sharing research data.
Please see link: https://www.ukrn.org/2021/09/24/new-animated-explainer-on-data-sharing-now-available-to-view-online/
Less than a week to go until our next and final talk of this year by Dr. Kamran Qureshi! An insight into intersex narratives and screen works database for publishing research! UEA UKRN is promoting reproducible research across disciplines – Join us on Thurs, 30th June! pic.twitter.com/5Se8bTNsLM
— ReproducibiliTea UEA (@ReproTeaUEA) June 24, 2022
Only Love Matters is the winner of Public Engagement Awards 2022 of University of East Anglia.
“It’s no wonder that the panel were all staggered by the work undertaken – it gave them goosebumps! – and, for that, Dr Qureshi was awarded special recognition.
Only Love Matters is now in the process of distribution and is expected to be commercially released in cinemas and Netflix later this year.” University of East Anglia.
University of East Anglia (UK) Link: https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/prizes/engagement-awards-2022-special-recognition-award-winner
Kamran Qureshi’s project Only Love Matters has been a finalist for the Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact category! in the Innovation and Impact Awards 2022 at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The Awards ceremony took place on 10th of May at The Assembly House, Norwich, UK.
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Kamran is presenting his practice-based research and discuss his new romantic family drama feature film Only Love Matters, at the JAM (Journeys Across Media) Conference, by the Department of Film, Theatre and Television, at Minghella Studios, University of Reading, on the 28 April 2022.
Continue Reading…Lovely to meet Gemma Cutler-Colcough, Andrew Philip, Adam O’Brien & Dana Combs Leigh. Congratulations for organising wonderful hybrid JAM, an interdisciplinary international conference #theory #practice @ftt_reading @UniofReading. @UEAResearch @FTM_UEA @uniofeastanglia pic.twitter.com/AySpUkLKZS
— Kamran Qureshi (@DrQureshiKamran) April 28, 2022
Heading back to London. Well done Team OLM on the completion of Indian spell. I am so happy to work with such beautiful people in the desert.
A talk about an undergraduate dissertation “A Visual History of the Evolution and Marginalisation of Hijras and the Third Gender in India”. Dated 24th Feb 2022.
“My undergraduate dissertation looked at a visual history of the Hijra community and gender non-conformity in the Indian subcontinent. It traced gender non-conformity back 2800 years ago in the Rigveda. I looked at how the community changed from pre-colonial to “British India”. I used cultural and artistic representations of gender non-conformity to track this change. My dissertation received 83% (first class honours). As part of my research for my dissertation I reached out to Kamran for some guidance. Kamran is an important scholar in the area of South Asian intersex people.” Shahrazad Hand, Cardiff University
Proud to be associated with the 2022 Green Film Festival Team. It is an annual environmentally themed film festival in Norwich, England, which holds film screenings, workshops, speeches, and other events. The Green Film Festival provides an exciting programme of free film screenings and events, presenting and bringing together intersecting ideas and interests within environmental issues and cinema. The festival is supported by the University of East Anglia and free to everyone. It aims to generate conversations around global environmental challenges and solutions.
Website: https://www.ueagreenfilmfestival.co.uk/copy-of-2020-2021
Continue Reading…Kamran is teaching Digital Media Theory & Practice; Ethics in a digital age; The Internet; Theorising social media and 3D recording to undergraduate students at the University of East Anglia.
I’m glad to have my chapter, “A Critical Analysis of The Transgender (Intersex) Persons Act, 2018, in Pakistan vs United Nations Recommendations” in the new book, Interdisciplinary and Global Perspectives on Intersex, edited by Megan Walker and published by Palgrave Macmillan in Jan 2022, I have written on the United Nations recommendations and international media’s role on intersex human rights and laws.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91475-2_11
Contributors: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm%3A978-3-030-91475-2%2F1.pdf
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Kamran Qureshi’s global STARmeter ranking this week among actors and filmmakers.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4468748/
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I am delighted & honoured to be invited by Prof Surya Monro (University of Huddersfield) for today’s talk (3rd December 2021) at The INIA Network (Intersex New Interdisciplinary Approaches) supported by a grant from the European Commission, to speak about my Practice As Research on Intersex characters in Hollywood, British & Australian Cinemas & my new feature film Only Love Matters.
Please see https://www.intersexnew.co.uk/webinars-video-links/
Presenting new research paper ‘Film vs TV: Intersex representation in Australian media’ in the international interdisciplinary conference ‘Intersex 2020: A Vision for the Future’ at the Dublin City University, Ireland on the 22nd April 2021.
Dublin City University link: https://www.intersexnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/intersex-2021-conference-booklet-20.04.2021.pdf
Delighted to share my paper on Australian Film vs TV @IntersexMap @TheDCUniverse & a part of the Art panel. Congratulations @tanyanim @astaines & Mel Duffy on a terrific conference and to gather great speakers from around the globe #AustralianFilms #AustralianTV @uniofeastanglia pic.twitter.com/jeJIkcGCH7
— Kamran Qureshi (@MrKamranQureshi) April 22, 2021
Presenting new research paper this October 2020, ‘Portrayal of Intersex Characters in Indian Cinema’ The Southwest Conference, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, US.
Brief Encounters journal: We would like to thank Communication Editor Kamran Qureshi, University of East Anglia (UEA), for helping us recruit the new board, enliven our social media presence and publicise this issue. #BriefEncountersjournal #CHASE #BElaunch2020 #CHASE
A memory with my London Film Academy’s friends, a short film 10years back shot in 2010. Oscar went back to Columbia and after a long time, he visited us in London. Many thanks to our lovely team Malcolm Stewart, Peter Thomas, Kathy Trevelyan, Jan Kolvacin, Ross McNamara, Johnny Stewart, Iram Qureshi, Hareem Qureshi and Oscar Lopez.
Kamran Qureshi presented his research paper “The impact of Transgender Persons Act, 2018 on the intersex community in Pakistan” at the international conference in the University of Lincoln.
Continue Reading…Thank you to all the amazing people who joined us @unilincoln for #IPI2019 with @GlanvilleCentre.
— Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Intersex (@IPI2019) July 19, 2019
Wow! What an exhilarating three days! pic.twitter.com/EdyjVPl5SE
Kamran Qureshi presented his research project about Hollywood, British and Australian Cinema as a part of AVPhD series at the University of Westminster titled The Representation of Intersex Characters in English Feature Films. Special thanks to Roshini and Rachel. Pic credit: Joe Jackson.
Related link:
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/cream/news/research-awards/avphd
https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/publications/the-representation-of-intersex-characters-in-english-feature-film
Kamran Qureshi presented his research paper about the ‘Intersex Representation in US Television Drama Series 1994-2019′ presented at the London Screen Studies Conference 2019 at the Birkbeck, University of London. Thank you, Rachel Moore, Joe Jackson, Catherine Bengesser and Giulia Bindi.
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Kamran’s Doctoral research presentation was screened on the 4th June 2019 at the Nagoya University, Japan.
MA Film, Television and Creative Practice, what an extremely talented group of students I have in my class from around the globe and more girls than boys learning practice through the academic understanding of film and television University of East Anglia.
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The 2019 Philosophy of Film, Without Theory interdisciplinary conference covered various topics on the idea of Philosophy without theory, as a plurality of methodologies that include fine-grained description and discernment; disentangling confusions; reactive and/or reflective critical inquiry, the exploration of conceptual connection; logical geography; conceptual synthesis; the provision of perspicuous presentations and survivable overviews; non-systematic engagement with individual or particular works, subject, ideas, events and/or situation… and more.
Continue Reading…Actor Paul talking about his character in Kingdom of Hearts (TV Drama Series) Aka ‘Riyasat’ and Director Kamran Qureshi.
Kamran Qureshi have served as a Public Governor Central since 2018-2020, at the Council of Governors at The Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, England.
Please see link: https://ssgsfresearchmethods.wordpress.com/
Actress Atiqa Odho discussing her role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Kamran Qureshi.
Actor Sajid Hasan discussing his role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actor Sami Khan discussing his role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actress Sadia Khan discussing her role in TV Drama Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actor Imran Aslam discussing his role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Writer Ali Moin discussing TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actress Ponam D Sujeebun discussing her role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actor Taifoor Khan discussing his role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Actor Saba Faisal discussing her role in TV Drama Serial Mushrik Aka Polytheist & Director Kamran Qureshi.
Director Kamran Qureshi in Mauritius TV (MBC TV) for TV Serial Mushrik.
Please cite: https://pure.solent.ac.uk/en/clippings/news-coverage-of-tv-serial-mushrik
I’m proud to be quoted in this excellent article in the Intersectional Feminist Media by Sezín Koehler’s article (Sri Lankan American novelist) mentioning Film MURAD (Desire) 2003,
on Intersex and TV Drama MOORAT (Idol) 2004, on a transgender woman and intersex characters by director Kamran Qureshi.
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Corporate videos on Majic, Hunter and Vortex Robots for Innovative Technology and Science Limited (InnoTecUK) are ready to exhibit in ICM International Congress Center München, Germany.
Special thanks to InnoTecUK Team: Tracey Mealing, Alvaro Garcia, Cesar Gomez, Luis Verga, Jose Soler, Mr. Miabhoy and my friend Munawar Ali Dossul.