Are you a MOD scientist?

Working with Ploughshare enables the technology, intellectual property (‘IP’) and knowledge developed by MOD to reach a wider world. Our know-how, professional skills and contacts magnify the value of your work, so it reaches diverse commercial markets and contributes to beneficial applications.

If you are a scientist working at MOD, highlighting your innovations to Ploughshare can:

• Benefit humanity: Innovative technology applications can be used to improve people’s lives
• Drive economic growth: Sharing IP enables companies to succeed, employ, and generate wealth and economic growth
• Raise financial returns: The revenues we earn enable future Government investment in technology
• Bolster UK defence: Collaborating with suppliers supports UK defence and security, enhancing COTS products 

Tell us about your innovation

Some examples

Combating ebola

“With the help of Ploughshare we have built a long standing relationship with BBI. As a result, products are now in use that are making a significant difference in safeguarding people’s health and security.”

Dean Payne, Dstl

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Enhancing cyber security

“Developing CDCAT in to a market ready offering has been a very rewarding and satisfying experience. I would encourage anyone at Dstl that is in a position to work with industry, to pursue the opportunity.”

Martin Huddleston, Dstl

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Strengthening vehicle armour

“Through Ploughshare's efforts, Dstl technology has been exploited by Morgan Advanced Materials to deliver a lifesaving armour technology for service personnel in Afghanistan.”

Tom Stewart, Group Principal, Physical Protection Group, Dstl

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Autonomous Marine Systems

“There is a need for more efficient platforms with greater automated systems across all domains – air, land and sea – so there are many potential routes for this software.”

Dr Philip Smith, Ship Systems & Integrated Survivability Programme Manager, Dstl

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