Innovation winners: The best of British

Abstract

Purpose

Comments upon leading UK specialist software development teams which have been recognized by this year's MacRobert Award.

Design/methodology/approach

The overall award is presented annually for the demonstration of engineering excellence and innovation with proven commercial outcomes and benefits to the community.

Findings

The overall award went to Process Systems Enterprise (PSE) Limited for its advanced process modeling software. Transitive Limited, with its technology that aims to allow any software application to work on any hardware platform was one of the three other finalists; which also included Intelligent Orthopaedics Ltd and Roger Bullivant Limited.

Originality/value

A demonstration of engineering excellence and innovation with proven commercial outcomes and benefits to the community.

Citation

(2007), "Innovation winners: The best of British", Strategic Direction, Vol. 23 No. 10, pp. 35-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540710824329