Edinburgh Innovations has helped staff and students set up award-winning businesses, supporting the University’s position as one of the top-performing enterprise universities in the UK. Spinout companiesSpinouts are companies started by School staff, where the University holds the intellectual property rights.Artilium: mobile phone location servicesConversatec: Language translationDEM Solutions: finite element modellingElektrobit (UK) Ltd: mobile commsIntexia: inkjet texturingMicroEmissive Displays: TV microdisplaysNGenTec: novel electrical generators for wind turbinesParticle Analytics: software and consultancy in preparation, visualisation and analysis of particles and industrial bulk solidsPredictions Software: semiconductor yieldPure LiFi: ubiquitous high speed wireless access using visible light communicationRicaTek: design of next-generation digital cameras and imaging systemsSATSIS (now Sensewhere): satellite communicationsSpiral Gateway: low power IC designSofant Technologies: innovative wireless solutions using smart antenna and tunable RFVLSI Vision: pioneers in the development of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensor technologyWolfson Microelectronics Ltd (now Cirrus Logic): microelectronics and fabless semiconductorSecondary spin out companiesArtemis Intelligent Power: machine controlDukosi: custom circuit designEdinburgh Designs: wave tanksIndigo Vision: video bridgesOcean Power Delivery (now called Pelamis Wave Power): wave energySauer-Danfoss: hydraulicsTriSent: mobile commsWalmsley Electronics: system designStudent start up companiesStart up companies tend to be originated by students, where the student holds the intellectual property rights.Eleotech: ultrasoundIndexed-on: software recoveryReactec: smart ski technologyRenewable Devices: wind turbines This article was published on 2024-09-17