Angle PLC

From its international head office on Surrey University’s research park in Guildford, a team of 21st century prospectors are mining ideas and know-how from universities and companies around the world and polishing them up for successful commercial exploitation.  Read more...

CMR Fuel Cells

Revolutionary fuel cells set to provide uninterrupted power supplies for laptop computers. Read on...

Poundfield

Faith in the marketability of his innovative ideas and investment in worldwide patents have helped rural businessman Mark Jardine to diversify, win international business and create manufacturing jobs for former farmworkers. Read on...

Powerlase

Powerlase patented technology attracts investment capital and helps bring down retail price of Korean-manufactured plasma TV screens by 30 per cent. Read on...

Ricardo PLC

The founder of Ricardo plc filed his first patent a centruy ago. The company’s IP Manager Stephen Morris unearths sketches of car engines that have earned millions for automotive manufacturers around the world. Read on...

Rok Corporation

Who wants to watch pop music videos, movies or football games on a tiny mobile phone screen? Right now, about three million mobile phone users in the UK, according to Rok Corporation, and this number is set to rise to 200 million globally by 2008. Rok has the technology that is making it possible – and is fighting hard to stay ahead of the game. Read on...

Squeezeopen

When inventor Mark Sheahan saw his mother struggling to open a tin of shoe polish with her arthritic fingers, it started him thinking. Several prototypes and £90,000 in patent fees later, he’s about to start earning serious money from his inventions. Read on...

Syntopix

Leeds University spin-out firm Syntopix is trialling anti-acne gels in bid for a share of $2 billion market. Read on...