Ploughshare Innovations manages technology transfer on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an agency of the UK Ministry of Defence.

Dstl leads the science and technology (S&T) sector’s response to the Ministry of Defence’s current and future needs.

The MoD invests extensively in research and development and has an extensive Intellectual Property portfolio. Much of this Intellectual Property is available under licence to commercial companies.

Ploughshare Innovations provide the necessary commercial expertise in the transfer of that technology. We can work with you every step of the way to enable a smooth transfer of the solution led research into your organisation to:

Minimise risk
Minimise cost
Minimise time
Maximise the business opportunity