The Advantage Technology Fund

The Advantage Technology Fund is a venture capital fund set up to invest in early stage technology companies based in certain areas of West Midlands. These areas have been designated by the EU for specific development of business investment.

Cardale Group Limited

Cardale Group are manufacturers and sellers of garage doors and related components.

Catatrac Limited

The Catatrac product is a hand held cataract detection device which is smaller, simpler to use and significantly less expensive than the conventional competition (ophthalmascope). The simple construction with few parts also make it portable and robust in hostile environments and ideal for use in developing countries. A patent has been applied for in the US and Europe (for use of LED's in opthalmoscope). Read about this company and the product in The Scotsman.

CIO Connect Limited

CIO Connect offers a tailored service dedicated to connecting senior CIOs through networking events and facilities such as web-based news, information and research. It also provides leadership development training to major organisations based in the UK such as The Cabinet Office, Ashurst llp and Boots plc. 

CreditCall Limited

CreditCall specialises in the processing of credit and debit card payments. Its three principal areas of business are card payments at unattended machines (parking, ticketing, vending and kiosks), card payments over the internet (buying online, e-commerce) and card payments software (Chip and Pin, magnetic stripe). CreditCall works with all the major banks and credit card companies to offer a fully integrated service and provide a complete business solution.

Data Encryption Systems Limited

Data Encryption Systems is a leading producer of software and data protection devices that are sold through distributors and OEMs. Its DESlock+ encryption product offers users significant advantages over conventional solutions to the problem of lost or stolen data.

Dexam International (Holdings) Limited

Dexam sources and supplies a wide range of top quality,innovative kitchenware and cookware to the UK market. From simple, everyday tools and gadgets like potato peelers and wooden spoons, to hi-tech kitchen knives and cutting-edge cookware concepts, sourced from around 100 factories in 25 countries with the continual aim of finding unique and advanced products with the correct mix of quality and price.

EiRx Pharmaceutical Limited

EiRx Pharma is a holding company for investments in two AIM-quoted biotechnology businesses, EiRx Therapeutics plc (www.eirxtherapeutics.com) which develops cancer therapies initially targeted at colorectal and breast cancer and Physiomics plc (www.physiomics-plc.com) which builds computer-based biology models to predict and understand cancer drug efficacy.

Episys Group Limited

Episys Group is a global information technology solutions and services company serving the retail, manufacturing, healthcare and other industries. Episys provides expertise, products, services and support for signage, labelling and mobile systems. Customers include major retailers in the UK and US, such as Woolworths and Sears.

Esprit Capital 1
Esprit Capital 1 is a venture capital fund focusing on emerging European venture capital companies.

Gendel Limited

Gendel has developed a safe, simple and novel medical device technology for the treatment of solid cancer tumours without having to employ any drug.

Lewmar Marine Limited

Lewmar Marine is a market leader in rigging and deck equipment for yachts and powerboats.

Metris Therapeutics Limited
Metris specialises in the research and development of medicines that treat gynecological or women's health disorders. The company is currently developing medicines to treat endometriosis, menstrual pain, and menopause symptoms.

Murley Limited

Murley Limited has two active trading subsidiaries: Murley Auto which operates franchised motor dealerships for Citroen, Hyundai and Nissan, and a Toyota after sales centre: Murley Agricultural Supplies which operates the New Holland, Manitou, Vaderstad and other allied agricultural equipment franchises together with a construction equipment division representing Doosan and a garden machinery business.

Nanosight Limited

Nanosight develops, manufactures and supplies a unique family of instruments for the visualisation and sizing of nanoparticles. Based on laser light scattering microscopy, our Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) technology is an exciting new capability that offers significant advantages over existing light scattering techniques for the characterisation of polydispersed populations of nano-scale particles.

Open Systems Management Limited

Open Systems develops and markets security, identity and systems management software for the UNIX environment. 

Pancredit Limited

Pancredit is a specialised supplier of consumer finance software and lending system solutions and software to the Financial Services industry. The company combines flexible technology, a highly experienced management team and a strong service orientation to deliver tailored integrated solutions. Its offering is particularly tailored to consumer, motor and asset finance organisations.

Plethora Solutions Holdings Plc

Plethora is the specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and marketing of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders.

Richard Irvin Services Group

Richard Irvin is a provider of construction, engineering, maintenance & offshore safety services.

Scottish Exhibition Centre Limited

The Scottish Exhibition Centre promotes and manages the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre to stage exhibitions, conferences, concerts and special events.

Steve Vick International Limited

Steve Vick develops and markets techniques for the repair, replacement and decommissioning of underground pipes. These techniques are based on trenchless or "low-dig" principles and are used principally in the gas distribution, waste water and sewerage, nuclear power and facilities buildings management sector.

Stuarts Properties Limited
Stuarts Properties is a property investment company.

tinglobal Limited

tinglobal is in the global business-to-business market for refurbished and reconfigured midrange computer equipment, including servers, storage, parts and associated services and networking infrastructure.

Tissuemed Limited

Tissuemed is a medical device company focusing on the development of surgical sealants, culminating in Tissuepatch3 a unique surgical film with properties designed specifically to address the demands of surgeons needing to seal leakages of air, blood and other fluids.

Tubex Limited

Tubex have been manufacturing tree shelters and vine shelters for over 20 years. They are globally recognised as the world's leading supplier of tree shelters and sell more than 20 million shelters every year. Their shelters are manufactured in the UK, ensuring the highest quality manufacturing methods are used. Their processes have been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO9001: 2000.