London Technology Fund Competition 2008
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BASF Venture Capital GmbH was established in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and participates in startup companies and funds. In doing so, it focuses on companies with innovative business models and technologies in which chemistry is an important key to success. This includes above all companies that are active in BASF SE’s five growth clusters: energy management, raw material change, nanotechnology plant biotechnology and industrial biotechnology. These cross-sectional technologies are outside the realm of the classical disciplines and can only be brought to fruition by interdisciplinary and international cooperation. Between 2006 and 2008, a total of €920 million will be allocated for the research activities pursued within the five growth clusters. |
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BP is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, serving millions of customers every day in more than 100 countries across six continents. BP’s businesses are Exploration and Production; Refining and Marketing; and Alternative Energy, its low-carbon energy business. Through these activities, BP provides fuel for transportation; energy for heat and light; retail services; and petrochemicals products for textiles and packaging. The Digital & Communications Technology (DCT) function is automating and digitising BP so the business can achieve its goals faster, smarter and more efficiently than its competitors. The BP Alternative Energy (AE) Venturing Team invests in and creates innovative business and technology ventures to build advantaged strategic options for our businesses and build equity value. |
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The British Library Business & IP Centre is designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. The Centre offers free access to the UK's most comprehensive collection of business and intellectual property information, including around 50 million patent specifications, unique databases on trade marks and registered designs, thousands of market research reports, company reports, trade journals, business directories and guides to legal information and government publications. British Library information experts are on hand to guide you to the resources. There is also a programme of workshops and events run by British Library experts and partners. www.bl.uk/bipc The Centre is free to use - all you need is a Reader Pass |
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About BT BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services. Operating in 170 countries, its principal activities include local, national and international telecommunications services to customers for use at home, at work and on the move; and higher-value broadband, internet and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT has an open approach to innovation, reaching out beyond the boundaries of the company to find the best brains and the smartest ideas wherever they are, and fusing these together with the best ideas of the men and women in BT. This approach multiplies the value of internal R&D budgets by exploiting external partnerships at every stage of the innovation process, from scientific research to technological realisation and the development of new products and services for our global customer base. By operating in this way we enable companies with great ideas to bring their innovations to market alongside our own. |
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Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Cisco’s technology is changing the nature of work and the way we live. More than a decade ago, Cisco focused on migrating the world to an IP-based infrastructure where the network was initially positioned to become the platform to enable transactions, such as entering orders online, conducting Internet-based searches and e-mail. Today, with the convergence of data, voice, video, and mobility, the network is capable of optimising and enriching a user’s experience. We are now entering the second major phase of the Internet’s impact on the nature of business and life’s experiences and this will result in dramatic innovation and productivity increases enabled by collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies such as unified communications and TelePresence. Together with Cisco and our channel partners, companies across industries and around the world are using these intelligent networks to transform their businesses and achieve greater efficiency and profitability. |
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College Hill is an international business communications consultancy offering a wide range of complementary practice skills to businesses and institutions. With both specialist industry sector teams and specialist practices, our consultants bring to our clients the strategic advice and implementation needed in times of change - such as transactions or crises - as well as in the day-to-day management of their valuation, reputation and ultimately, their business objectives. |
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Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is a leading, innovation-driven corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products that help people live longer, healthier and more active lives. Lilly products treat depression, schizophrenia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, osteoporosis and many other conditions. We are committed to providing answers that matter - through medicines and information - for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. In 2007 Lilly had net sales of 18.7 billion USD and invested over 3.4 billion dollars into R&D. Successful partnerships are highly important at Lilly. In fact, they are more crucial than ever to our business strategy. Whether we are working to bring innovative medicines to the marketplace, cultivate e-business opportunities, develop new product ideas, expand manufacturing opportunities, or promote supplier diversity, we remain dedicated to two primary goals. We must create value for our partners and serve our customers well. |
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) The ICAEW is one of the largest and most professional bodies in the world and the largest professional accountancy body in Europe with over 128,000 members. Chartered Accountants are a recognised first port of call for companies seeking help on key business matters. The ICAEW celebrates over 125 years of its Royal Charter and is therefore a longstanding and well respected organisation with a wealth of knowledge and experience. It is now a key influencer on the international stage and the leading UK body of finance professionals offering world class qualifications. |
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About Intel Capital Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing, and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that timeframe, about 157 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and another 187 have been acquired by other companies. In 2007, Intel Capital invested about US$639 million in 166 deals with approximately 37 percent of funds invested outside the United States. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com. |
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Kilburn & Strode is a leading patent and trade mark firm based in London providing a full range of legal and technical expertise in the area of IP prosecution and maintenance. We are consistently ranked amongst the top patent and trademark firms in the United Kingdom. Our client base ranges from publicly quoted companies to academic institutions to SMEs. We have a strong presence in the traditional areas of technology and have established an impressive reputation in the recent growth areas of Biopharma/Life Sciences and IT-related inventions. Kilburn & Strode has around 50 attorneys from which we build client-tailored teams to meet our clients’ commercial and technical needs. For initial enquiries, please contact: |
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Marriott Harrison is a leading corporate and commercial law firm in London with a strong practice focus on the private equity and venture capital sectors. The firm represents a number of private equity and venture capital institutions, including the London Technology Fund, and also advises management teams involved in buy out and buy in transactions. The firm acted on over 45 such transactions in 2007, ranging in value from £250,000 to £110 million. The firm’s corporate department also has strong expertise in corporate finance and flotations, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, banking and financial services, with each of its partners having many years of City experience and being noted for their expertise in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK. With media, property, employment and litigation departments as well, the firm is able to provide a full commercial and advisory service to a client base ranging from small owner/managed private companies to publicly listed corporate groups. |
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Irene Bejenke-Walsh is an ex-business journalist for The Wall Street Journal and CNBC television. She combines her media experience with a career in corporate public relations and has worked as a management trainer for the past ten years coaching clients on media and presentation skills as well as investor relations and IPO roadshows. She started her company MessageLab eight years ago. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies such as British Telecom, Motorola, Oracle, Kodak, ABN AMRO, Astra Zeneca, PwC and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. She has also worked extensively with early-stage businesses and SMEs across various sectors as well as public and semi-public organisations such as London Business Angels (GLE) and The FA. Her work has taken her across all Western European markets as well as the Emerging Markets of Eastern Europe. In 2006, she coached the management team of Russian steel giant Severstal prior to its £1.5 billion listing on the London Stock Exchange. |
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Motorola Ventures is the global, strategic equity investment arm of Motorola, dedicated to creating profitable growth through external investments in disruptive technologies and exceptional talent. Focusing on discovery and innovation, Motorola Ventures seeks exciting outside technologies to turn great ideas into thriving businesses. Each investment is an alliance encapsulated by vision, creativity, and business acumen, complementing Motorola’s goal of Seamless Mobility. Motorola Ventures began in 1999 as a small, Chicago-based team focusing primarily on domestic technology investments. Since then, Motorola Ventures has grown into one of the most active corporate equity investment arm in the world, with investments and offices around the globe and strategic partnerships worldwide. |
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About Pera Established in the UK over 60 years ago as an industry association owned by the companies it serves, Pera is now one of Europe’s leading innovation and business support organisations with a presence in eight European countries. We work to improve the growth and competitiveness of industry and business in Europe by helping companies to succeed by providing them with:
Pera’s not-for-profit mission enables us to act as a private sector company working in the public interest. Any surplus created is reinvested into services |
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PharmaVentures is an Oxford based Life Sciences consultancy with over 15 years experience of supporting the healthcare industry, during this time successful completing projects with more than 1000 companies, in 38 countries, conducting more than 450 assignments. PharmaVentures Consultancy – access to an unrivalled team of industry specialists providing support on a range of projects, from commercial strategy development to asset diligence and valuation. PharmaVentures Transactions – industry leading licensing and M&A solutions. PharmaDeals Intelligence Bank – proprietary business tools that offer you flexible and cost-effective business and deal making intelligence. PharmaDeals Reports – vital strategic insight and consolidated intelligence on a range of subjects from intellectual property to negotiation, deal structure and valuation. PharmaDeals Research – direct access to the research team behind PharmaDeals®, this service allows you to outsource all your deal making analytical needs. |
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Roke Manor Research Owned by Siemens and based in Romsey, Hampshire, Roke Manor Research is an innovative solutions provider and contract R&D specialist. It pioneers developments in electronic sensors, networks, and communications technology, providing products and services to Siemens businesses, Government departments, and commercial customers. The company employs 478 people. Its orders for the financial year ending 30 September 2007 were £44.85m and turnover for the same period was £42.55 million. For more information, visit www.roke.co.uk. |
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Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. The Group has a broad customer base and employs 39,500 people worldwide in 50 countries. Rolls-Royce continues to invest in core technologies, products, people and capabilities with the objective of broadening and strengthening the product portfolio, improving efficiency and enhancing the environmental performance of its products. Research and development is carried out in the UK, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Japan, the US and Scandinavia, with particularly strong relationships with the 29 universities where there are Rolls-Royce University Technology Centres. Annual sales were £7.4 billion in 2007, of which 55% came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book is £45.9 billion, of which aftermarket services represent 30%, providing visibility of future levels of activity. Contact: Ged Heffernan, VP Corporate Venturing - ged.heffernan@rolls-royce.com |
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Smith & Nephew is a leading global medical technology business, specialising in Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Trauma, Clinical Therapies, Endoscopy and Advanced Wound Management. We operate in 32 countries and offer over 1,000 product ranges. We are dedicated to providing innovative, cost-effective products that help to improve people's lives. Substantial investment in our products and intensive research and development means that we stay ahead. Over the last five years, the Company has grown revenues from $1.9 billion to nearly $3.4 billion (2007). Smith & Nephew is the UK's largest medtech company and among world leaders in the industry. Through its open innovation approach, the Smith & Nephew Research Centre in York (UK) continues to develop partnerships and collaborations with pioneering academic groups and enterprising companies around the world. A key role for our scientists is identifying and evaluating novel technologies that will become the next generation of treatments and therapies. |
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SR One is GlaxoSmithKline's independent corporate healthcare venture capital fund. We invest globally in emerging biotech companies that are focused on drug discovery, development or delivery and have the potential to make products that will have a dramatic benefit to patients. We have a team of seven investment professionals located in the US and UK. As a team, our experience spans basic science, industry and the market. We take an active role in our portfolio companies and work with management teams and our fellow venture investors to create significant value. Our current portfolio includes approximately 25 private and public companies and since our founding in 1985, we have invested over $500MM in the biotech space. |
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Trinamo Consulting is a specialist consulting firm which installs operational excellence into tech companies to help them grow fast and effectively. By understanding sales behaviour, processes and structure, combined with a company’s life stage and performance to date, a sales plan can be created and executed to support growth. Trinamo Consulting also advise on business plan best practice using Trinamo Business Simulation, an analytic constraint based approach to financial modelling. Complimenting all this, Trinamo has developed best practice recruitment processes for technology companies and offer advice on board dynamics and interim management. This complements agencies and headhunters and is not a replacement for those services. Senior management experience is drawn from global software companies and management consultancies. The team has significant experience working with SMEs and the founders developed the most valuable, organically grown UK origin software company ever (Micromuse). The office is a short walk from Clapham Junction (SW11). |
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Unilever Ventures Formed in 2002 and fully backed by Unilever Plc, Unilever Ventures is a venture capital firm providing funding and management skills to start-up and early stage businesses looking for successful growth. Having initially focused purely on start-up investments, we are now considering investments at later stages as well, including expansion-led capital and management buyouts with an enterprise value of up to €50m. To date, we have invested in nearly 20 businesses, mainly in the UK, originating both from within Unilever and from external sources. Our focus is to support businesses that deliver a compelling consumer proposition in growth markets, whether that be product or service led. We also have interests in several technology-led spin outs where we have been able to utilise a technology that has emerged through Unilever’s leading research labs. |
The British Computer Society, Institution of Engineering and Technology, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Physics, Intellect, London Biotechnology Network, The Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society of Chemistry.
