According to two recent EU directives, lead is soon to be totally banned from electronic equipment because of its toxicity to human health.  Lead-based soldering alloys currently used in certain engineering applications where the operating temperatures of the circuitry exceeds 125° have a very high content of lead in order to keep the melting point high and, on top of this, need to be periodically replaced because failure of the mechanical joint occurs.  Tech Solders offers a novel way of assembling electronic components to circuit boards by means of a lead-free solder alloy that is capable of operating in liquid state, therefore preventing the failure of the assembly.

Direct selling is the ideal method of selling because it allows differentiation of the products to customers through personal demonstration and explanation. The future will bring enormous growth to direct sales because of demand pull and technology push. For these reasons, Nu Skin Enterprises is a leader in direct sales. Its biophotonic scanner is technology that will deliver huge gains with enormous potential for profit. The Nu Skin force for good foundation has the pull for social and humanitarian entrepreneurs. Direct sales global revenue approaches $100 billion per year and this business is egalitarian, financially and ethically sound.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an expanding industry - US$2bn in 2005, projected to grow by 50% within 3 years.  Much of this growth is due to cheap "passive" tags, which require no power supply and hold useful digital information.  More expensive "active" tags utilise a battery to power complicated electronics for the lifetime of the tag.  Until now, data logging applications were only possible either using an active tag, or a passive tag when in the field of an interrogator unit.  RLogg have filed a patent on a hybrid RFID data logging solution that allows several new low cost applications.

m-clic allows customers to use mobile phones as simple point-and-click payment devices.  M-clic offers a secure, standardised and network-independent financial transaction system for mobile devices.  Both consumers and merchants are able to use the service immediately without the need for expensive upgrades.  We are well positioned to exploit the rapid growth in mobile commerce, which is predicted to become an $88 billion industry by 2009.  the m-clic system will run on the majority of current mobile phone handsets and does not require the installation of costly point-of-sale hardware.

MARGO is a wireless audio high technology and OEM based company based on unique Multi-Channel Audio Restoration technology.  MARGO Communications' technology will lead the way to new wireless audio applications.  Home theatre, portable audio deveices, digital broadcast, medical hearing devices, military communication devices, and streaming internet music are where MARGO's unique, patented (GB0512397.1) multi-channel audio restoration techniques flourish.  MARGO is seeking new investment partners to accelerate the time to bring its superior audio restoration and wireless patent pending prototypes to market as an OEM supplier and to establish additional revenue flow from licenses based on our growing patent portfolio.

Linked Biomarkers Inc. (LBI) is an innovative diagnostics company which aims to provide kits for early cancer detection and monitoring of disease progression or remission.  Its technology utilises an enhanced and sensitive method for detecting multiple biomarkers in one sample, a vast improvement over existing procedures.  The use of biomarkers expressed almost exclusively in tumours and not in normal tissues combined with improved detection signals will decrease false positive and false negative diagnosis.  LBI aims to market its products here in the UK, the United States and the rest of the world.

iSnatchIT is a software platform that enables future MP3 or media player devices to emulate your PC.  You simply plug your player into any USB or FireWire port on any computer, anywhere in the world, "snatch" its hardware, and have your entire computer in front of you.  This is a hassle-free, low cost software technology.  Our mission: we want to put a computer snapshot in every pocket with a portable media player.  The laptop, MP3 and PDA market is huge.  Our technology enable future media devices to become the next must-have debice for anyone who is moderately reliant on computers.

Many social and professional bodies pride themselves for having broad and deep networks but many of their members fail to realise the full benefit from it.  With the introduction of InTouch platform, the full potential of networks can finally be unleashed.  Anyone with a mobile phone can be in touched anytime, anywhere in the world with local available members of the network/s he/she belongs.  Besides, the platform will also enable mobile users to seek another user anonymously according to their preset criteria.  Thereby, no one will be lonely again with the system in place.

It is an implementation, development and marketing of a new technology to synthesise peptides.  It could also be extended to other biopolymers like nucleotide chains, etc.  Production of pure peptides in quantity and quality is a major bottleneck in the field of peptde-based drugs and peptide pharmaceuticals.  The implementation of our patentable technology would effectively address this bottleneck.

Scombrotoxic fish poisoning is the most common disease caused by marine toxins. It is characterised by elevated histamine levels in seafood products, caused by bacterial spoilage. There is an unmet need in the fishing industry for an accurate and inexpensive test for toxic histamine levels in fish. We propose a novel dip-stick method based on anti-histamine antibodies for scombrotoxin testing. Our product will be aimed at industrial applications but will not require laboratory resources. It will be cheaper, quicker and easier to use than currently available tests.