Redgate – Platinum sponsor

Red Gate Software produces ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals worldwide and we’re really proud to be sponsoring CUTEC, encouraging innovation and creativity. We specialize in SQL Server, .NET and email archiving tools. We’ve been based in Cambridge since we were a small startup eleven years ago. We’re renowned as a great place to work (proudly appearing in the Sunday Times Top 100 small companies list five years in a row). We’re always looking for talented people to join us. Check out our current opportunities, and follow RedGatecareers on Twitter.

SNR Denton – Gold sponsor

SNR Denton is an international law firm with offices in 60 locations in 43 countries. With a focus on eight industry sectors: Technology, Media and Telecommunications; Manufacturing; Energy, Transport and Infrastructure; Financial Institutions and Funds; Government; Insurance; Real Estate,  Retail and Hotels; and Health and Life Sciences, we advise a wide range of clients on a broad spectrum of commercial matters.
 Our global Technology, Media and Telecommunications team is highly regarded for its wealth of experience and cutting-edge legal advice. For further information please visit www.snrdenton.com
 

DFJ Esprit – Gold sponsor

In August 2007, Draper Fisher Jurvetson acquired a strategic stake in Esprit Capital Partners, one of the largest and most experienced teams of technology venture capital investors in Europe. Esprit Capital Partners was created as Cazenove Private Equity and then merged with Prelude Ventures to establish a new, independent management company to manage their existing funds. DFJ Esprit has over $500m of capital under management raised from the public markets and in Limited Partnership structures from leading international institutions. DFJ Esprit is the exclusive European partner of DFJ and has offices in London and Cambridge, UK.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council – Gold sponsor

The ESPRC are the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing around £740 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering. In 2007/08 the University of Cambridge received dedicated funds from the EPSRC to support entrepreneurial training activities for postgraduates and research staff.

MedImmune – Gold sponsor

In the world of biologics, MedImmune has established itself as a true visionary, with one of the most robust pipelines in the biopharmaceutical industry. From groundbreaking research and development, to state-of-the-art manufacturing, to product commercialization, every day MedImmune is touching lives. MedImmune is proudly united by the spirit of innovation, the heart of inspiration, and the strength of integration, as it advances science for better health.

BIQ – Silver sponsor

BIQ Partners is a Cambridge based organisation specialised in fine-tuning business performance for SMEs. Through effective and proven strategies, our team provides solutions
for Sales performance, Marketing strategy and Business Management. BIQ Partners helps good businesses become great businesses by filling small but important gaps and raising
the bar.

Memorable Domains – Silver sponsor

Memorable Domains (www.memorabledomains.co.uk) specialises in the sale of top quality generic domain names, covering an inventory of 5,000+ names covers over 200 topics.

Vivienne Tam – Silver sponsor

A well known international fashion brand VIVIENNE TAM, she launched her signature collection of Eastern inspired clothing with a modern edge on the New York runways in 1994.  The next year she introduced the influential “Mao” collection that triumphantly crossed over from the fashion world into the art world.  Then in 1997 she launched the venerable Buddha collection.  The public and celebrities around the world quickly embraced both collections.  Some of the images became so popular that scores of designers even adopted the look into their designs.  Pieces of the collections were ultimately incorporated into the permanent archives of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, The Museum of FIT and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Yasmo Live – Silver sponsor

At conferences and exhibitions, you never really know who is around you or who is there. Yasmo Live is the first real-time on-site networking app, that allows you to search through picture-based profiles of fellow attendees directly on your phone and arrange on-the-spot meetings with them. Enjoy the perfect ice-breaker at the TVC. Website: www.yasmolive.com

Bambuser – Silver sponsor

Bambuser is an interactive video streaming platform, enabling users to quickly and easily stream, share and interact in real-time over video with friends and others on their blog, site or favourite social networks including Facebook, Twitter and many more, through seamless integration. Used by both professional broadcasters and consumers worldwide, Bambuser is
the easiest and most dynamic video streaming solution for 3G, Wifi mobile devices, webcams and DV-cameras.
Bambuser is currently available on the iOS (including iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, iPad2 and iPod Touch 4th Gen), Android, Bada, Maemo, Symbian, Windows Mobile platforms, as well as via a browser-based solution through web or DV-cameras.
Founded in Sweden in 2007, Bambuser supports over 260 different mobile devices worldwide, enabling users to harness the power of live social video.  For more information, please visit www.bambuser.com

Gill Jennings & Every LLP – CUTEC sponsor

Gill Jennings & Every LLP (GJE) is a top-ranked European patent and trade mark attorney firm that helps clients protect the value of innovation and brands.
Our clients range from early-stage ventures and academic institutions to investors and multinational corporations. GJE has had offices in Cambridge for over 30 years, having built many long-term relationships with entrepreneurs and investors in the region.

Keltie – CUTEC sponsor

Keltie is a partnership of UK and European patent and trademark attorneys. We act directly before the UKIPO, EPO, OHIM and WIPO in all IP matters including applications, oppositions and renewals. In a profession that exists to protect creativity, Keltie stands out as one of the world's most innovative practices.

Discount Displays – CUTEC sponsor

Easy Exhibiting. Low cost, high quality exhibition display systems Backed by a fast reliable service. Specialises in portable display systems including pop up display stands, banner stands, literature dispensers, vinyl banners, folding displays, and a range of pavement signs, pop up display and other point of purchase equipment & pop up stands. Discount Displays in house large format printing department produces vinyl banners, exhibition panels, display boards, floor graphics. Many Products available next day.

DFJ Esprit

In August 2007, Draper Fisher Jurvetson acquired a strategic stake in Esprit Capital Partners, one of the largest and most experienced teams of technology venture capital investors in Europe. Esprit Capital Partners was created as Cazenove Private Equity merged with Prelude Ventures to establish a new, independent management company to manage their existing funds. DFJ Esprit has over $500m of capital under management raised from the public markets and in Limited Partnership structures from leading international institutions. DFJ Esprit is the exclusive European partner of DFJ and has offices in London and Cambridge, UK.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The ESPRC are the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing around £740 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering. In 2007/08 the University of Cambridge received dedicated funds from the EPSRC to support entrepreneurial training activities for postgraduates and research staff.

MedImmune

In the world of biologics, MedImmune has established itself as a true visionary, with one of the most robust pipelines in the biopharmaceutical industry. From groundbreaking research and development, to state-of-the-art manufacturing, to product commercialization, every day MedImmune is touching lives. MedImmune is proudly united by the spirit of innovation, the heart of inspiration, and the strength of integration, as it advances science for better health.

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a law firm providing legal support for commercial organisations doing business in Europe. It is one of the leading law firms advising on corporate, commercial and intellectual property transactions in the technology, cleantech and life sciences.

Gill Jennings & Every LLP

GJE is MIPs “UK Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year 2010”, receives excellent client feedback and is a top-ranked Patent attorney firm on all leading measures(Chambers,Legal500,Managing Intellectual Property(MIP).

"IP litigation": target is UK companies post Patent County Court reform from 1st October 2010

Microsoft

Microsoft is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions

Discount Displays – www.discoundisplays.co.uk

Easy Exhibiting. Low cost, high quality exhibition display systems backed by a fast reliable service. Specialises in portable display systems including pop up display stands, banner stands, literature dispensers, vinyl banners, folding displays, and a range of pavement signs, pop up display and other point of purchase equipment & pop up stands. Discount Displays in house large format printing department produces vinyl banners, exhibition panels, display boards, floor graphics. Many Products available next day.

Keltie

Keltie is a partnership of patent and trade mark attorneys based in the City of London.

Keltie acts globally in all fields of commerce and technology, across the full range of intellectual property law. Much more than just a filing agency, it also offers consultancy services to IP owners and managers.