Ploughshare

24/03/2022

We are recruiting for an HR Coordinator.

Our people are our most valuable asset, and with our exciting transformation and growth journey underway, we need your experience to help us be ready for whatever lies ahead.

Apply here 👉 https://ploughshare.co.uk/job/hr-coordinator/

This role is to support all HR activities to enable the organisation to function optimally. We are on an exciting transformation and growth voyage and need your experience to help us be ready for whatever lies in our future.

02/02/2022

Internationally Recognised Biotech Entrepreneur joins the Ploughshare Board

Please give Raj Parekh a warm welcome as a new Non-Executive Director to the Ploughshare Board.

Raj is an internationally recognised biotech entrepreneur and brings a wealth of technical knowledge and more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor and biomedical research specialist. He will provide insight and strategic input in support of Ploughshare’s mission to commercialise government research for the good of society.

Raj said: "Ploughshare is in an exciting and unique position, holding the key to unlock the societal benefits of an incredible range of government innovations and taxpayer-funded research.

"I am pleased to be asked to play my part in the strategic direction of the organisation as it moves into an exciting new phase of its development, with a focus on delivering continued growth, commercial success and positive impact."

Welcome Raj, from all the team.

Read the full release here -

Ploughshare, the company that finds new and inspiring uses for government inventions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Raj Parekh as a new Non-Executive Director.

10/01/2022

Since Ploughshare was formed, we've helped to create 15 spin-out companies in a wide range of outcomes, including health and wellbeing, digital technology, protection and security and more. Some of our licensees include Presymptom Health, Foster+Freeman, and Riskaware, to name just a few.
We ensure that UK government science delivers real prosperity to the economy, our society, peoples lives and the environment. We have consistently delivered on our mission to benefit humanity since we established in 2005, that's 15 years of supporting economic growth, helping to bolster UK defence and security, and more.
Ploughshare is the hub that makes UK government innovations prosper, and this is why our statistics show this.
If you would like to know more about us, visit the link here

We work across the full spectrum of innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs, corporates, not for profits, and public sector organisations to unlock innovation and get it into the hands of users.

07/01/2022

Unfortunately, every year sepsis affects nearly 50 million people worldwide. Through our spin-out company, Health, we’re aiming improve survival rates and reduce recovery times by detecting sepsis before symptoms appear.

Researchers at have identified a molecular 'signature' that can be used to predict this life-threatening condition up to three days before a patient shows symptoms. This extends the treatment window, reducing the cost and improving the effectiveness of treatment.

Since the spin-out was established, Presymptom Health has won The Sun's 2018 'Millie' award for innovation and was recently a runner up in Bio-seeds 'One to Watch' award at the OBN awards 2021.

To find out more about Presymptom Health’s live saving work – click here

Presymptom Health is a pioneering medtech company that creates diagnostic tests to detect illnesses earlier to help save lives.

06/01/2022

A new mirror therapy innovation we have available to license combines interactive gamification to improve patient interaction and improved rehabilitation.

Current forms of mirror therapy often lead to patients disinterest and a lack of attendance, ultimately meaning their rehabilitation time takes longer.

This new solution provides a more personalised therapy for patients with upper limb impairments. By using technology to turn a dull process into an entertaining one, patients can experience an increase in motivation and persistence.

This technology is currently available to license, find out more here

A virtual mirror therapy physiotherapy tool with interactive gamified software to improve patient interaction and rehabilitation. Current mirror therapy often leads to disinterest and a lack of attendance, resulting in minimal benefit to the patient. This solution provides a more personalised therap...

05/01/2022

Detective Todd Clancy of Delray Beach Police Department’s Cold Case Unit has successfully solved a cold case murder from 1983 thanks to a ground-breaking innovation we licensed to .

Developed by and , the
Latent Fingerprint Technique (LFT) can develop a previously unrecoverable fingerprint and make it visible so that forensic scientists can identify individuals.

The technology helped to identify 21-year-old Carla Lowe's killer which, without the development of this innovation, would have remained unsolved.

We ensure that UK government innovations get into the hands of users to make a positive difference.

This a fantastic example of why we do what we do.