Fabiano Mistano is the Chief Automotive Engineer at Onlicar, a fleet management and vehicle monitoring service that uses the expertise of Formula 1 and the aerospace industry to monitor vehicles. Its integrated systems improve performance and save money by combining engineering, software development and simulation.

The system uses a data analytics platform that is powered by artificial intelligence and connected car technology such as dongles and smartphone apps. It can use vehicle engine information to digitally diagnose and provide a health score for vehicles. Onlicar fleet management products range from tracking of small fleets to automated decision-making for those with more than 500 vehicles. The technology is encrypted and customisable.

Gregory Francis is the Financial Director of BOXARR, a company that uses software to map complex interdependent systems and processes at a vast scale. It helps companies to optimise their operational performance and manage risk by bringing business processes into one place.

Its software is based on the ‘boxes and arrows’ concept, and solves the challenges of complexity across data intelligence aggregation, systems design and engineering, supply chain, process management, programme planning and execution, and joint operations methodology, by highlighting hidden risks and opportunities. Currently, the software is primarily used by the defence and aerospace industries, but the company hopes to diversify into a variety of industries.

Paul Botterill is a director at REACT Engineering, a company that develops innovative engineering solutions to address the challenges faced by the UK nuclear industry, including decommissioning and waste management. The impact of nuclear waste on the environment can be minimised by using careful engineering.

REACT hopes to provide long-term benefits to the environment by improving nuclear clean-up, using problem-driven processes to deliver engineering concepts. Through an understanding of nuclear processes and operations, REACT helps with implementation strategies, plant modification proposals, waste characterisation and safety methods.  

Phil Horton is the managing director of Dulas Ltd, an international worker-owned co-operative in the field of renewable energy. The company has been providing renewable energy installations for 30 years. The company started by installing solar power in Kenya in 1984, followed by solar powered blood banks in Sudan, pioneering innovative uses of renewable energy.

Dulas develops and delivers renewable energy solutions to a range of clients, including businesses, charities and landowners. In the UK, Dulas is currently working on wind, solar and hydro projects, including installing wind monitoring instruments for the world’s biggest offshore windfarm, while overseas it is mainly focused on its work on solar powered vaccine fridges. 

Lightpoint Medical's groundbreaking device brings real-time molecular imaging to the operating room, improving health outcomes for cancer patients. The technology is based on the use of Cerenkov luminescence imaging, which Lightpoint CEO and Founder, Dr David Tuch, recognised as having significant diagnostic potential when combined with positron emission tomography techniques.

As an intraoperative device, it can be used to guide surgeons so that they can avoid leaving behind microscopic cancerous cells, increasing the likelihood that all target tissue is removed in one surgery. This would both relieve patients from the burden of repeat surgeries and minimise any delay to the next stage of their treatment.

The device can also reduce healthcare costs by making both surgery and follow-on treatment more efficient.

The SME Leaders Programme is supporting Dr Tuch as he leads this emerging technology through its next phase of commercial growth. Looking further forward, Lightpoint’s technology could also potentially impact on other surgeries, such as those for prostate, head and neck cancers.

Timing is key when emergency medical support is required. Metix Medical has developed a light, easily portable medical device that rapidly gets a patient’s vital information, enabling first responders to quickly and efficiently make decisions about treatment and the right place for care.

Essentially a miniaturised hospital monitor, the device is much lighter than current alternatives. It combines several monitoring functions into one device, saving first responders from having to manage multiple machines at a crucial time.

The technology can be used to transmit data in real time, meaning that a patient’s vital information can reach hospital before they do. This data can also be used by hospital staff to prioritise and manage accident and emergency admissions, potentially alleviating the pressure on this saturated service.

Metix Medical’s patient monitoring solutions have been developed by a team led by Dr Julio Enrique Guerrero, a medical doctor with a keen interest in emergency medicine and healthcare management. With high levels of accuracy, its devices and services are well positioned to access the high acuity monitoring technology market, which is valued at $1.4 billion and is growing by 5% each year.

As Managing Director, Julio will use structured support from the SME Leaders Programme as the company works towards the launch of its first product line in late 2018.

Satellites generate large volumes of images of Earth every day, and making meaningful use of this data can be a challenge. Terrabotics aims to change that with powerful algorithmic engines that transform this information into practical 3D maps for industries in the natural resources sector.

Automated data analysis is used to rapidly create accurate digital maps with detailed, geospatial information. For industries that frequently navigate hostile, hazardous areas, these high-resolution 3D maps are an essential resource for safe exploration.

Terrabotics delivers timely terrain intelligence to help companies work efficiently and safely, and make significant savings in money and time. Oil, gas and mining companies, among others, can use the comprehensive insights to visualise risks and make smarter decisions when planning large-scale operations, such as laying pipelines or identifying routes in remote regions. 

Terrabotics’ range of solutions also includes rapid change detection: a dynamic, remote monitoring system that uses Earth observation data to highlight significant environmental developments as they happen.

The company’s core technology is the result of robust engineering, refined by working closely in partnership with end users. Supported by the SME Leaders Programme, Gareth Morgan, a Founding Director, aims to strengthen this network as Terrabotics expands its reach in the natural resources sector.

A planar (flat) X-ray imaging solution developed by Adaptix Ltd could significantly improve the availability of 3D X-ray diagnosis.

X-ray is the most commonly used imaging technique in healthcare, supporting clinicians in accurately diagnosing disease and trauma. However, most methods involve bulky, expensive equipment, which can resultin limited accessibility for many.

Adaptix aims to transform this with its lightweight, truly portable X-ray imaging solutions. These harness the strengths of emerging techniques, such as digital tomosynthesis, to produce higher quality 3D X-ray imagery and increase diagnostic accuracy.

Making X-ray imaging techniques more mobile will ensure that those with previously poor access will be able to benefit from rapid, accurate diagnosis for a range of conditions, from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases to lung cancer and osteoporosis. 

In addition to making 3D X-ray more accessible, the technology is more cost effective and energy efficient. It could also reduce health risks to clinical staff as less radiation is emitted.

CEO Mark Evans brings extensive expertise in both business management and medical imaging to Adaptix Ltd. With several patents and other products in the pipeline, the company has potential to make a groundbreaking impact on medical and dental practice. It has also identified other uses for its 3D imaging technology in industrial, security and veterinary applications. 

The fabrication of metal for applications such as laboratory benches and office furniture requires major expertise in materials, as well as finely tuned engineering processes. Ludwick Precision is a specialist in this area, leading in the fabrication of high-end, bespoke sheet, box and tubular metal solutions.

Established for over 25 years, the Hertfordshire-based company has built up a significant pedigree in the design and manufacture of products that have been engineered to meet customers’ specific requirements.

From design and prototyping, to assembly and installation, clients are supported at every stage in the process, positioning Ludwick Precision as a fully integrated manufacturing consultancy. This has enabled the company to develop several long-term customer partnerships through its consistent ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. Ludwick Precision’s extensive work in the pharmaceutical sector, for example, includes the development and manufacture of the first height-adjustable laboratory bench to be built in the UK.

Ryian Ludwick, Sales Director, will benefit from support and training through the SME Leaders Programme as his business embarks on a new programme of expansion. While acknowledging its manufacturing heritage, Ludwick Precision is adapting to changes in the industry by continuing to focus on the demands of existing customers, and exploring the potential to make products applicable to other niche market sectors.

David Gammon founded Rockspring in 2002 after 17 years of investment banking experience.

Rockspring provides advice and capital to disruptive technology companies from seed through scale up. His family are the benefactors of the JC Gammon Launchpad Award run by the Enterprise Hub.

David is a non-executive director at Raspberry Pi Trading Limited, Accesso Technology Group plc and Frontier Developments plc. 

Suranga has long experience as an engineer and entrepreneur. He founded Blinkx - an intelligent search engine for video and audio content - in 2004. He led Blinkx as CEO for eight years as well as taking it public in 2007. He is widely regarded as an expert on the convergence of the web, television and online advertising.

 Before his work with Blinkx, Suranga was US Chief Technology Officer of Autonomy where he was mentored by Mike Lynch and led the effort to enable Autonomy’s software to work in highly distributed environments. Suranga joined Balderton as a General Partner in 2014.

An accomplished speaker and commentator on the overlap between technology and media, Suranga has been elected by the World Economic Forum as one of its Young Global Leaders. He was also included in the Top 10 leaders in Science and Innovation by The Observer’s Future 500 list, and was a recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Silver Medal in 2012. Suranga was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2012.

Anne is a prominent venture capitalist and European technology investor who has been Chief Executive of Amadeus Capital Partners from 1997. As a co-founder in the organisation, Anne’s role combines her experience as a scientist, operating manager and venture capitalist.

Anne began her career in manufacturing with Cummins Engine Company before moving into investment as a business angel. She was also Chief Operating Officer of Virtuality Group, which had been one of her investee companies.

Anne has held a number of high profile advisory positions, having served as Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association in 2004, and as a non-executive director of the UK Technology Strategy Board from 2005-2012. In 2008 Anne led the establishment of the Glover advisory committee for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reporting on government procurement from SMEs. She is also a member of the European Research and Innovation Advisory Board. Anne was awarded a CBE for services to business in 2006 and was elected an Honourary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2008.

Chair of the Enterprise Committee and a long-standing Academy Fellow, Ian has played a prominent role in establishing the Enterprise Hub. His track record of helping businesses in the engineering and life science sectors transform their approach and improve their vision, ambition, business models and enterprise value is an invaluable resource.

Ian is currently Managing Director of contract R&D company Arcinova and is also the Managing Partner at investment and advisory firm Shott Trinova LLP. Prior to his specialist investment work at Shott Trinova, Ian was the founder and CEO of Excelsyn, which was sold to an American multinational in 2010. Earlier in his illustrious career he held numerous senior executive positions at multinational life science companies across the globe.

Ian has a wealth of experience with major industry bodies. He is currently the Chair of the UK government’s Leadership Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and a Governing Board Member of Innovate UK. Ian is also Visiting Professor at Oxford, Nottingham and Newcastle Universities.

Read Ian's blog about the Hub's new home.

Dick Whittington is a serial entrepreneur, business mentor and investor, focusing on the software industry and digital marketplaces, with over thirty years of experience in business. His experience has included co-founding a successful international software business recognised in UK through three Queen's Awards covering both Innovation and International Trade. 

In 2012 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering where he plays an active role including as a mentor for early-stage technology startups and spinouts through its highly successful Enterprise Hub. From 2015 Dick has been Visiting and Honorary Professor of Business Innovation at the University of York, where he has developed and delivered a respected course in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students and staff. He is also an active mentor and angel investor within several London and regional technology accelerator programmes. 

Prior to pursuing business interests, Dick lectured in Computer Science at the University of York. He managed a successful research team and published a number of research papers and books, including Database Systems Engineering (1987), which became a standard text within many universities. He also contributed to several significant texts including The Software Life Cycle (1990) and the Software Engineers' Reference Book (1991).

Mike is a leading Silicon Fen-based entrepreneur. He is best known as a co-founder of enterprise software company Autonomy and founder of Invoke Capital, which invests in promising British technology businesses.

A celebrated technologist with a proven track record of identifying and monetising fundamental technologies, Mike has been recognised as one Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs in the industry. The Times has referred to Mike as “the closest thing Britain has to its own Bill Gates”.

Mike studied Information Sciences, received a PhD and held a research fellowship in adaptive pattern recognition at Cambridge University. After co-founding Autonomy he served as CEO for over fifteen years, during which time it became one of the UK’s most successful technology companies on the FTSE100. His latest venture Invoke Capital has raised over $1billion since its launch in 2012 and made its first investment in the cyber-security firm Darktrace in 2013 ,now valued at $800m, other investment areas include machine learning to automate legal functions, augmented reality and genomics.

Mike has received a number of prestigious honours throughout his career. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999 by the Confederation of British Industry; presented with an award for Autonomy as a technology pioneer by The World Economic Forum in 2000, and awarded an OBE in 2006 for Services to Enterprise. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering from 2008.

Phil is an active Cambridge-based angel investor where he chairs, coaches, invests in and helps communications, software and device companies. He is a frequent speaker on a broad range of entrepreneurial topics and an advisor to universities on the commercialisation of their IP.

In 1999 Phil co-founded the spin-out Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) and as managing director, helped to grow CSR plc from a startup of nine people into a highly successful FTSE 250 listed fabless semiconductor company. In 2003, CSR plc had become the largest global market supplier of Bluetooth chips. By 2015, they had shipped three billion chips, employed more than 2,000 people in 23 locations and was acquired by US-based Qualcomm for $2.5 billion.

Phil has been a research fellow at AERE, a chief research engineer at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, UK Alvey & CEC ESPRIT project manager and a telecoms practice manager at Arthur D Little’s Cambridge Consultants, from which he spun-out CSR plc.

Phil was a recipient of the MacRobert Award in 2005 along with CSR colleagues, for the world's first high-volume single chip Bluetooth device. He was elected as a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow in 2017 and holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.

Formerly the UK Innovation Director for Atkins, Elspeth is the CEO and Founder of IAND, a digital platform that helps major enterprises manage multiple suppliers. 

Initially graduating as a chemist, Elspeth later turned her hand to transport and urban design, demonstrating business and technical leadership on over 100 transport planning projects both nationally and around the world.

Elspeth chairs the Enterprise Hub’s Innovators Network and is a judge for the Hub’s Launchpad Competition. She is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

In 2017, Elspeth was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to Engineering and Enterprise. 

Nigel’s career has involved working in the UK and the Netherlands for Unilever and Wellcome Research. While abroad, he built and operated the first large-scale Dutch facility for the manufacture of the genetically engineered protein alpha-galactosidase. Later, he led the process design for Wellcome’s WelGen interferon manufacturing plant in the USA.

Nigel has served as a co-founding non-executive director for two manufacturing SMEs, Cobra Biomanufacturing Plc (which was listed on AIM) and Angel Technology Ltd. The latter was awarded the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2006 and the International Sial d’Or prize for the most innovative new UK nutritional product at the Paris International Food Conference 2004. Currently he is Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Cambridge University.

Nigel was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2004.