Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments was founded as the first commercial spinout from Oxford University in 1959, and has grown to become a leading global provider of high technology products and services to the world’s leading companies and scientific research communities. Its products image, analyse, control and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level.
Richard Tyson, CEO, says: “To receive a King’s Award for Enterprise is fantastic recognition for our brilliant team in High Wycombe who have developed this remarkable step-change in technology. Symmetry is now allowing quicker, sharper analysis by even more researchers across the world, paving the way for further advances in a wide range of exciting applications.”
The Symmetry S3 EBSD Detector.
understand how these faults formed and how they can be addressed. Symmetry radically increased the speed with which such in-depth analyses can be performed, resulting in the technique being much more widely adopted. With its ability to capture samples 12 times Symmetry has made a niche technology more widely accessible with applications across a variety of sectors and industries. This opens up vast industrial and scientific opportunities, from developing far more robust and long-lasting batteries and semiconductors, to developing stronger aircraft turbine blades. It has even been used to analyse meteorites to help understand how extra-terrestrial rock formed. faster than its predecessors, with greater sensitivity and at much higher resolution,
The team at Oxford Instruments is extremely proud to receive the King’s Award for Enterprise for its Symmetry Detector. Symmetry was created to enable a deeper understanding of a wide range of materials, analysing their properties with incredible precision. With its ability to operate at the nanoscale – that is, to billionths of a metre, or 1000 times smaller than a human hair - Symmetry is used in a multitude of applications across the world. Developed at Oxford Instruments’ materials analysis base in High Wycombe, Symmetry uses a technique called electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to identify tiny flaws or weaknesses in the structure of materials. This helps researchers
Symmetry S3 installed on an electron microscope.
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Semantics 21
The Semantics 21 team are honoured to have received the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, recognising their ground-breaking work in developing advanced software solutions for victim identification within law enforcement investigations. Semantics 21 develop advanced software that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to process and analyse large volumes of digital data. They have made significant strides in the field of victim identification, a crucial aspect of combating heinous crimes such as child exploitation, human trafficking, terrorism and other serious offenses. By rapidly detecting potential victims in images and videos, their software provides critical leads for investigators. The software prioritises investigation accuracy and efficiency, minimises harmful exposure to investigators, and gets technology to do the heavy lifting to reduce the workload of investigators and help cut down the backlog of cases waiting to be investigated. The award not only acknowledges their technological excellence but also their profound impact on justice and public safety, leveraging technology for societal good by pushing the envelope in digital forensics. Their contributions to fighting crime significantly aid in dismantling
criminal networks and safeguarding vulnerable individuals. The team collaborate with law enforcement agencies worldwide, tailoring solutions to fit specific needs and legal frameworks within jurisdictions
around the globe. This collaborative approach has led to the success of their software in numerous worldwide high-profile cases, helping rescue victims and apprehend offenders. CEO and Founder Dr Liam Owens says: “Latest figures show that shockingly one in 10 children experience sexual abuse before the age of 16, and only one in eight children who are sexually abused are ever identified by law enforcement. We are committed to supporting everyday heroes in law enforcement to reduce this number by identifying and convicting paedophiles, while supporting in the rescue and safeguarding of children here in the UK and across the world.”
The award underscores the importance of innovative technology in modern law enforcement and the dedication within policing to make the world a safer place. To learn more, or support the team in rescuing children, please get in touch, because like you we believe that Every Victim Matters. SEMANTICS 21 info@semantics21.com • www.semantics21.com Semantics21 @ semantics21 semantics-21-ltd @semantics21
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