London Technology Network (LTN)

London Technology Network (LTN) promotes and assists the transfer of innovative technologies between companies and academics in London and the South-East. They also host London Innovation Relay Centre, a gateway to European innovation.

LTN help in two main ways: through "technology matching" and networking events. In the first process, "technology matching", companies or universities contact a member of the group's team of technology analysts/consultants with a particular need regarding innovation. The team help refine this need into either a technology offer or technology request - and put the word out to an immense network of academic and industry contacts.

Successful matches are made possible because LTN's scope is vast and impartial, with contacts at 30 universities across London, the East and the South-East of England, including Imperial College London, University College London, Oxford University, University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London.

The second way LTN can help is through networking events, which have been held on such diverse topics as grid computing, waste management, stem cell research and reducing waste in the food industry. LTN also hosts a number of special interest groups, including the Food Technologies Group, which holds regular events and workshops for its 440+ members.

Finally, LTN has access to a European-wide network of technologies, since it was chosen to host the London hub of the Innovation Relay Centre in 2003. London Innovation Relay Centre is aimed at stimulating the exchange of technologies across Europe, and promoting London's business activities to the wider European market.

The Innovation Relay Centre Network is a series of 71 Business Development Offices spreading across 33 countries. Part of the free service is access to a vast online database, where participants can search (by keyword) for technology offers/requests in their field - and also submit their technology for European-wide consideration.

To find out more visit www.ltnetwork.org, www.london-irc.org, or call 0870 765 7602 for a preliminary chat.