QUBIS Ltd Celebrates 25 Years.

QUBIS Ltd was established in 1984 by The Queen's University of Belfast to commercialise the University's research and development activities through the formation of 'spin-out' businesses. Qubis Ltd is an investment vehicle, holding company which takes an equity holding in a new spin-out venture in return for an investment of cash and/or Intellectual Property.  Qubis Ltd  'pulls through' appropriate R & D from the laboratory into the commercial market place.

Qubis is pioneering and one of the first to do spin-outs in the UK and Ireland.  It is the first to invest capital as well as IP. 

• Ranked 1st in the UK and Ireland in the revenues of spinout companies - (HE-BCI) survey published jointly by DTI and HEFCE
• Ranked 2nd in the UK and Ireland in the employment of its spin-out companies.  (HE-BCI) survey published jointly by DTI and HEFCE
• Expected turnover of Qubis Ltd companies in 2009 is £102 million
• Employment of Qubis Ltd companies in 2009 is 1008
• Outside investment in Qubis Ltd companies £61 million
• Spin-outs in the last two years, Sengenia Ltd, TOM Ltd, TITAN IC Systems Ltd, CapnaDSP Ltd and Lamhroe Ltd
• Qubis Ltd companies trade sales, IPO
  • Amphion Semiconductors Ltd bought by Conexant Systems Inc 
  • Quchem bought by Galen Ltd that become Warner Chilcot 
  •  Avalon Instruments Ltd bought by PerkinElmer 
  • Andor Technology Plc floated on LSE-AIM
  • APT (hardware division) sold to Audemat
  • Meridio Ltd bought by Autonomy Corporation  

EXPECTED SALES FOR 2009 £102M