2002/03, £50k Finalist

Actogen Ltd

Actogen aims to become a market elader in the discovery of novel drugs for the treatment of mental diseases, using its unique high throughput in vivo screening technology.


Members: 
Zoltan Asztalos
Members: 
Temitope Omitola
Members: 
Peter Long

Ampika

To exploit a unique database of Amazonian medicinal plants to develop novel medicines with an initial focus on women's health needs.


Members: 
Francoise Freedman
Members: 
Mark Treherne
Members: 
Paul Rodgers
Members: 
Margaret Adey
Members: 
Ian Rubin

Ant-Logic

The concept is an intelligent, modular, transportation and sorting system.


Members: 
Peter Brewin
Members: 
Mike Coats
Members: 
Iain Fong
Members: 
Mahmut Tuncer
Members: 
Paschalis Loucaides

Brass Monkey

A solution as to how to cool a beverage rapidly, and how to enjoy a cold drink on the go when cooling facilities are not available.


Members: 
Raj Shah
Members: 
Richard Ellis
Members: 
Jeff Champkins
Members: 
Mridual Pore

Coventry Innovations

The market for laboratory supplies is large and growing. It is also increasingly competitive. We plan to use proprietary technology to substantially increase the productivity of laboratory basesd researchers. This technology platform will provide unique products enabling significant cross-selling, which will confer a major competitive advantage in this high value added market.


Members: 
Julian Huppert
Members: 
Marc d'Abbadie
Members: 
Marta Zlatic
Members: 
Marie Huber
Members: 
Marinos Kallikourdis

Coventry InnoVision

CIV will be set up to exploit cutting-edge Computer vision technology that will make the acquisition of 3D models significantly quicker, cheaper and more realsitic than currently possible.


Members: 
Martin Weber
Members: 
Nittai Madrid
Members: 
Rangi Robinson
Members: 
Ambili Nair

Enecsys

Apply the latest power electronic technologies to solar energy applications, to produce cost effective solar products for developed and developing countries.


Members: 
Asim Mumtaz
Members: 
Gehan Amaratunga
Members: 
Lesley Chisenga
Members: 
Jayanti Durai
Members: 
Anthony Winter

Kepler Simulation Lab Ltd

Development of scientific simulation programmes for astrophysics.


Members: 
Andrei Pavlov
Members: 
Yelena Pavolva
Members: 
Stanislav Pavlov

Monkey Tower Ltd.

A patentable solution to provide self-erecting scaffolding towers. Previously known as AccelErector.


Members: 
Alan Watt
Members: 
Thomas Carter
Members: 
Peter Charsley

Novexin

To provide generic and efficient protein refolding technology to facilitate the production of recombinant proteins using bacteria hosts.


Members: 
Heikki Lanckriet
Members: 
Daniel Jones
Members: 
Jason Ho