M4 Innovation Network: new ideas and processes for technology based firms

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#CC3399"> <h1>M4 Innovation Network</h1> <h2>New ideas and processes for technology based businesses</h2> <table border="0" width="100%" height="10" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="baseline" height="10"><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="20"><img src="../images/blank.gif" width="20" height="1" alt=" "></td> <td><p align="center" class="h4">A Network of innovative technology-based companies and organisations </p> <p align="center" class="h4">covering most industrial, science and knowledge based sectors providing assistance with</p> <p align="center" class="h4">quality, cost reduction, marketing, business development and technology transfer</p> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="h4" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td><p class="h3">No frames page !</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="15">  </td> <td class="h4" width="50%" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td><p class="h3">Services</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Competiveness</span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left"><blockquote> <p>This Business network aims to enhance the competitiveness of its members by:-</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li>encouraging product, process and business innovation<br> <br> </li> <li>providing a forum for identification, analysis and dissemination of new techniques,   technology and practice<br> <br> </li> <li>promoting the exchange of information and experience on issues of mutual interest and importance<br> </li> </ul> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Diverse membership </span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"><blockquote> <p><b>Arrk Formation</b>, Gloucester<br> R<font SIZE="2">apid prototyping and manufacture</font></p> <p><b>Aspar Pharmaceuticals</b>, London<br> <font SIZE="2">Over-the-counter pharmaceuticals manufacture</font></p> <p><b>Radiodetection</b>, Bristol<br> <font SIZE="2">Cable and pipeline location equipment</font></p> <p><b>3M</b>, Bracknell, Berkshire</p> <p><b>Racal Instruments</b>, Slough, Bucks</p> <p><b>RHM Technology</b>, High Wycombe, Bucks</p> <p><strong>AEA Technology</strong>, Harwell, Oxon.</p> <p><b>DERA</b>, Farnborough, Hants</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Sharing ideas</span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%">Many SME members have implemented business process change based on experience of fellow members (often larger companies), to enhance product quality and performance, cut costs and improve time-to-market. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="middle" width="15"><img src="../images/black.gif" border="0" hspace="6" align="middle" vspace="2" width="1" height="90%"></td> <td width="50%" valign="top" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="M4coreR.htm" class="h6">Network "core" meetings</a></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>Business seminars are held 5 times per year usually within the M4 Corridor. They are designed to stimulate innovation relating to people, processes, markets and technology.   Companies who have been through a change process share with members, the challenges they faced and the benefits gained. </p> <p>Some recent events:</p> <p>Benchmarking: Measuring up to the best</p> <p>Lean enterprise:</p> <p>The Business Excellence model: A framework for delivery of world class performance.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">Manufacturing Special Interest Group</span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><strong>Good practice company demonstrator visits </strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="TOP"><ul> <li>Zeneca Agrochemicals, Bracknell, Berks</li> <li>NDS Broadcast, Southampton, Hants</li> <li>Pall Europe, Portsmouth, Hants</li> <li>Oxford Lasers, Abingdon</li> <li>Renishaw, Wootton under Edge, Gloucs</li> <li>Motorola, Swindon, Wilts</li> </ul> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6">New Technology-based firms Special Interest Group</span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><strong>Some topics covered</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td WIDTH="100%" VALIGN="TOP"><ul> <li>New technology based firms: accelerating their development and growth</li> <li>Financing the development of a new technology based business</li> <li>Licensing: an effective mechanism for trading technology</li> <li>Equity finance: when, how and from whom?</li> <li>Corporate venturing: connecting companies to exploit complementary resources and capabilities for mutual benefit</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><span class="h6"><a href="M4evntR.htm">What subjects are addresssed</a></span></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>technology transfer, exploitation of technology, continuous improvement, cutting costs and reducing time to market are some of the many topics covered.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="../events/index.htm" target="_top"><span class="h6">Seminars and Workshops</span></a></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>Seminars, workshops and company visits for all of TVTs business networks.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="m4joinr.htm"><span class="h6">How doI Join?</span></a></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>Joining instructions and more information</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" msimagelist> <tr msimagelist> <td valign="baseline" width="42" msimagelist><img src="../images/redmini.gif" width="12" height="14" hspace="15"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%"><a href="m4asocR.htm"><span class="h6">Associate networks</span></a></td msimagelist> </tr> </table msimagelist> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><blockquote> <p>TVT is linked to Innovation Networks throughout Europe.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <p class="motto">Helping technology based companies and organisations to innovate in all aspects of their business</p> <p align="left">Thames Valley Technology Limited, Magdalen Centre, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA <br> Telephone 01865-784888,  Fax 01865-784333, E-mail  <a href="mailto:M4@tvt.co.uk">M4@tvt.co.uk</a> </p> <hr> </body>