Why use Ploughshare?

Dstl files between 30-40 new patent applications each year.

Ploughshare therefore has a number of licence opportunities available.

The patents benefit from robust prosecution and protection by the MoD, while the technology itself, derived from targeted research programmes, has often been developed to the successful prototype or product stage and may simply need to be modified for non-defence applications.

In addition to patents, other IP rights (software, trademarks, design rights and know-how) are all available for commercial licencing by Ploughshare.

If an opportunity requires funds for civilian commercialisation, public sources include the Rainbow Seed Fund and NESTA to which Ploughshare has good access.

Private venture capital finance is used by our spin-outs and we always welcome contact from any interested party looking to invest in technology commercialisation.