2006 Investment Showcase
ELECTRONIC, ENGINEERING & MICRO FABRICATION
Apex Optoelectronics – Emerging opportunity from the University of Bath
Apex Optoelectronics is a candidate spin-out company that will manufacture and supply high quality Gallium Nitride templates on to which can be grown very reliable, high power light emitting diodes, blue laser diodes, and other microelectronic components.
Innos Ltd - University of Southampton Spin-out
Innos addresses the gap in microfabrication production from prototype to medium scale production, by developing materials, processes and IP and building a bridge between academic research and profitable production.
REAP Systems Ltd - University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
REAP Systems Ltd designs, produces & sells battery managementsystems for large Li-Ion batteries, providing essential protection, optimising cell life and maximising battery pack performance.
Si-Light Technologies Ltd – University of Surrey Spin-out
Si-Light use their patented “dislocation engineering” technologyt o produce infra-red emitters in silicon. These emitters are key to enabling fully integrated silicon photonics systems that will reduce complexity, cut power consumption and significantly reduce cost, across a broad market,using standard silicon manufacturing technology.
Stratophase - University of Southampton Spin-out
Stratophase’s SpectroSens technology is a small, robust, versatile and accurate device that can be used in Homeland Security for biological and chemical detection. Potential further uses include: medical diagnosis, environmental monitoring, industrial process control and handheld units for the emergency services.
Walcot Electric Machines - Emerging opportunity from the University of Bath
Walcot Electric Machines is a candidate spin-out company that will develop and licence IP relating to high efficiency electric motors for fixed speed applications, and will offer end-users substantial reductions in the cost of operation.
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
Atlas Genetics – University of Bath Spin-out
Atlas Genetics is developing a fast, portable,and robust DNA diagnostic system. Clinicians will load a clinical sample onto a cassette and receive a test result within 20 minutes, allowing rapid diagnosis of infectious and inherited diseases.
Capsant - University of Southampton Spin-out
Capsant has developed a mini organ on a membrane which allows the testing of drugs for efficacy and side effects. Capsant’s main focus is to use this technology for central nervous system diseases and cardiac and liver toxicology.
Fertility Focus Ltd - University of Bristol Spin-out
Fertility Focus is a medical device company with three technologies to improve pregnancy rates: a market-ready product that enables non-traumatic laparoscopic diagnosis and surgical rectification of internal abnormalities: a monitoring system to diagnose hormonal abnormalities and provide improved prediction of the fertile period; a novel and improved system for sorting viable from dead sperm.
Karus Therapeutics - University of Southampton Spin-out
Karus Therapeutics is developingnewdrugs to treat cancer andpsoriasis, based ona new class ofhistone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Thesenew HDAC inhibitors show potent anti-tumour and anti-inflammatory activity and are predicted to have blockbuster potential.
PrimerDesign Ltd - University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
PrimerDesign has developed an improved real-time PCR kit (the technique for amplifying DNA for study) and is uniquely producing bespoke PCR kits for customers wishing to study a particular gene of interest.
RecombinoGen Ltd - University of Surrey Spin-out
RecombinoGen is a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of antibiotics effective against multi-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The company is also pioneering genetic technology that facilitates rapid changes to antibiotic biosynthetic genes to make modified versions of these compounds.
ICT & MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Blue Parrot – University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
Blue Parrot’s vending machines, placed in clubs and leisure outlets, provide mobile phone users immediate access to print mobile phone pictures, download ringtones, wallpaper, MP3 and video stream, via Bluetooth with cashless payment by premium rate SMS.
The Buildersite - University of Bristol Business Acceleration Centre Member
The Buildersite provides an online venue for construction companies to hire tradesmen directly, and enable homeowners to search for suitable builders using a combination of price, skill and feedback from previous customers. The website and database integrate with an SMS system which notifies the selected parties of job offers.
Fitronics – University of Bath Business Acceleration Centre Member
Fitronics measures customer satisfaction and improves customer retention through a technology which motivates users of fitness centres and athletic clubs.
Land Management Information Service – University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
LaMIS combines aerial photography, Ordnance Survey maps, GIS software, and data from government agencies and other public bodies, within one mapping product, aimed for use by rural land managers and parish councils.
Mirifice – University of Bath Business Acceleration Centre Member
Mirifice’s flagship product Mirimon provides real time monitoring of an end user device, such as a mobile phone or digital TV. Mirimon means quick, accurate diagnosis before a customer call is made, reducing operational costs through: quick resolution of network faults, reduced user equipment swap outs and reduced call centre traffic.
Visual Information – University of Bath at Swindon Business Acceleration Centre
Visual Information provides mapping software and services to be used as a productivity tool by business managers to analyse and improve their sales and operational efficiencies.
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
C-Wave - University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
C-Wave Limited is the developer of an innovative wave energy technology which through its unique operating mode can provide cost effective and emission free energy generation which will survive the worst battering of ocean waves.
Bac2 - University of Southampton Business Acceleration Centre Member
Bac2 has developed ElectroPhen, a unique bulk-available, polymer material that conducts electricity. The low cost, mouldable composite material has been identified as an ideal alternative mass production material for fuel cell “bipolar” and “end plates”. ElectroPhen represents a 75% weight and a 30% cost reduction on current materials.
