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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Intellectual property |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Sir Douglas Flint, Chairman Alan Aubrey, CEO |
| Revenue |  £(302.0) million (2022) [1] |
| £(344.3) million (2022) [1] | |
| £(344.5) million (2022) [1] | |
| Website | www |
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The business was founded in 2001 and floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 2003 before achieving a full listing in 2006: it raised an additional £55m in June 2011. [2] It acquired Fusion IP Group on 20 March 2014. [3]
The company specialises in the commercialisation of university intellectual property rights. [4]
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