AromaFlora aims to grow the finest quality Fairtrade fragranced roses in Kenya and deliver them to your door here in Europe. AromaFloras strong focus on corporate social responsibility and our use of renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly techniques will help establish the AromaFlora brand and enable the production of Fairtrade approved roses targeted at the 340 million European rose market. Revenues generated from these roses will fund the in-house development of AromaFloras fragrance technology, leading to the generation of our value added roses. AromaFloras Fast Flower Model will further increase profit margins by excising the middle men.

Recent work at the University of Coventry has led to the discovery of a new supercapacitive material capable of storing 10 times more electrical energy than competing materials. Consequently, the patent-protected Cam-Cap supercapacitor is able to combine the large energy storage capacity of batteries with the rapid power delivery capabilities of capacitors to meet new customer needs that cannot be satisfied using other existing energy storage materials. The advantages of the Cam-Cap supercapacitors are particularly apparent in the rapidly expanding high performance energy storage markets associated with environmentally friendly alternatives in the transport and power generation industries.

EnvAls novel technology is capable of recycling 100% of the waste obtained from post consumer drink cartons (i.e. Tetra Paks). The process recovers clean aluminium that can be sold to the aluminium industry and generates oils and gases suitable for heat or electricity production. EnvAl will contribute to the sustainable development of society by generating profit and by reducing the amount of materials that are currently being landfilled. EnvAl is seeking the partnership of an early stage investor who will provide financial backing to finish building the first demonstration equipment, and then remain with the company to realise its full potential.

According to the World Tourism Organisation, 698 million people travelled to a foreign country in 2000, spending more than US$478 billion. Yet out of each US$100 spent on vacation tours by a tourist from a developed country, only US$5 actually stays in a developing country destinations economy. At Leapfrog Ventures we have developed an innovative solution to this problem which widens the divide between rich and poor.

Initially targeted for the distressed community of Khayelitsha Township in Cape Town, South Africa, the Loxion Internet Caf project is designed to be a viable and sustainable business which provides the locals with the opportunity to enhance their entrepreneurship skills, at the same time fulfilling a bigger agenda for the distressed urban and rural communities by reaping the benefits from the digital market economy and internet technology, thus subsequently reducing the knowledge disparity gap between these communities and the upper middle class and rich.

Depression and anxiety are poorly diagnosed in primary care. There is a clear need for a reliable, convenient diagnostic system for use in this setting. MoodLab combines cutting-edge technology with statistical models in a hand-held device to provide a reliable, office-based, diagnostic system for depression and anxiety for use I nprimary and specialist care.

Each August piles of Mangos rot in the hot, Senegalese sun as women stuggle to sell them from the sides of motoways. Then, pediatic intake of vitamin A nosedives. But Seyehfa's solar drying system can organically preserve the leftover harvest for both domestic consumption and exploding European demand. Recycled from bottles and bags, the system sets a precedent for how truly appropriate, high quality products can be produced in Senegal, for Senegal, without further deforestation. Using for-profit tactics for non-profit reasons, the goal isn't merely to sell mango dryiers - its to produce dried mango sellers.

SimuGen is a gene profiling company applying techniques from computational biology and wet lab research to provide cheaper ethical healthcare. SimuGen creates value by bringing to market an analytically powerful solution to ascribe the toxicity of compounds, thereby extensively reducing downstream animal testing. This transcribes into vastly reduced costs and timelines in preclinical testing. Protection of our assets will be mediated through our proprietary databank of gene expression profiles and will be reinforced by future patents on our gene combinations and algorithms. As a platform technology our solution is easily transferable to a range of other markets, including personal care.

In the UK, 37million tyres need to be disposed each year and cannot be landfilled from 2006. Garages pay 1/tyre to have tyres collected from them and disposed. Tyre collectors stack whole tyres in their trucks. Our mobile processing solution would have 30% lower collection costs than our competitors. We could charge garages less to collect and redistribute materials for recycling. Given an investment of 200,000 we estimate to have a 12% market share with 3.6 million annual profit, after 5 years (21 months for break even).

Windnet represents the concept of a network of suppliers, consultants, investor owners and electricity suppliers who, through co-operation within a group, will be able to deliver renewable energy, revenue and jobs in rural communities in the UK and beyond. Windnet Ltd is a seed company which will identify and involve partners in Windnet Group to design, build and operate medium sized wind turbines. Sharing of risks, skills, responsibilities and rewards through the business model is a founding principle of this network which will enable local community ownership and profit from the free energy blowing across the land.