Wikipedia style geographic map; built by digital processing of satellite images and continuously improved by user contribution. A graphical world is presented through an Internet webpage. Ideally at the top level a world map is observed, which can be explored and zoomed inn at different locations. The user will through an account system that is self-moderating be able to improve images by defining types of roads, drawing inn routes, drawing and identifying buildings and entrances, and drawing and naming other things like lakes, parks, forests areas and rivers.

Fraud with counterfeit bank cards costs society hundreds of millions of pounds every year. We developed a technology that makes copying bankcards impossible by fitting them with non-replicable and unique tags. Organisations and governments can reduce costs and fraud by using our technology.

The company will offer transportation services to the average-income population of Ghana. The country's infrastructure is weak and supply of reliable transportation services is low. As a transportation service provider, the company aims at increasing shareholders' wealth while creating high-wage employment and contributing to the economic development of Ghana's services sector.

The majority of corporate firms in the UK actively recruit university graduates. One of the key ways to attract the attention of students (potential employees) is by giving away company-branded promotional products (freebies). At present, there is no supplier to the market who specialises in providing promotional products for use in Graduate Recruitment initiatives. This is where Xenon-54 Promotions comes in. Xenon-54 Promotions has identified the needs of both its clients (large corporate firms) and its target market (the student population) and aims to provide unique 'high-use', commodity products that can provide companies with the most comprehensive marketing coverage possible.

YourTour offers a unique service to Cambridge's 4.5 million annual visitors, aiming to capture a slice of a national 70m guided tours market (Cambridge: over 320k annually). Through our website customers can create and download a fully-customised walking tour of the city. They select the attractions they wish to visit and let a powerful algorithm find the most appealing route. Then they download a printable, colourful route map and full audio descriptions of the sights they will see. YourTour is seeking funding for the initial set-up of the website and the creation of the underlying audiovisual materials.

Petronics Pty Ltd is a biotechnology company offering solutions in the removal and recycling of oil. The company has developed PetroSol to fulfill this market niche. PetroSol, a microbial mixture, has numerous advantages. It is able to naturally degrade the oil in a shorter timeframe than other methods, can recover approximately 30% of crude oil from waste, a recovery not obtainable by other methods and most importantly it is environmentally friendly.

Pteronics is a small start-up biotech company. The basis of the company is a platform technology based on antineoplastic effect of an existing drug (from here-on termed 'X'), which its patent has already lapsed, against several cancer types. Currently X is being marketed by a largepharmaceutical company for an entirely different purpose. Pteronics aims to patent this platform technology and form a strategic alliance with this company to bring this drug into the market. The application of existing drug for novel use together with the strategic alliance will give various advantages including a relatively inexpensive and fast clinical trial, existing manufacturing know-how and available distribution channel.

Temperature Dependant Plasters (TDP) which would assist nurses in making quick checks on the temperature on their patients, with the use of the 'mood ring' concept incorporated in the spongy layer of a plaster, protected between two nanotechnology layers, enabling it to be waterproof. The temperature can be monitored via a colour chart, representing the temperature of the patient.

Millions of patients are prescribed exercise to restore function after orthopaedic interventions. Most exercise incorrectly due to lack of motivation or busy life-style. This results in prolonged recovery and relapses involving extra therapeutic costs. TERRAGIDE improves rehabilitation outcomes by delivering personalized plans to patient's mobile and providing interactive exercise coaching and feedback through motion-sensors. TERRAGIDE reports patient's performance to the healthcare-provider to adjust the therapy accordingly. TERRAGIDE targets emerging computer-assisted rehabilitation market. Its customers will be health-insurers, who can offer performance-based incentives to patients and achieve multi-billion savings. Patients will benefit from faster recovery, reduced pain and improved exercise experience.

The idea is to offer a wine tasting kit, which enables the wine enthusiasts to improve their wine knowledge and tasting ability in the comfort of their own home.