Sagentia

Infobox Company
company_type = Public
company_name = Sagentia
company_
foundation = 1986
location =
industry = Product and technology development and consultancy
num_employees = 250
homepage = [http://www.sagentia.com/ www.sagentia.com]

Profile

[http://www.sagentia.com Sagentia] , formed as Scientific Generics in 1986, is an international technology consulting organisation, with a reputation for successfully commercialising emerging science and technology. In 2006, the company changed its name from [http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_business_companies/displayarticle.asp?id=148798 Scientific Generics] to Sagentia to coincide with the company’s 20th anniversary.
The company operates in six global market sectors – [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Medical.aspx medical] , [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Industrial_products.aspx industrial products] , [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Consumer_products.aspx consumer products] , [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Chemicals_materials_and_energy.aspx chemicals, materials & energy] , [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Telecoms_and_media.aspx telecoms & media] and [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors/Public_sector.aspx public sector] - developing new technologies, products and services.

History

Sagentia’s heritage has always been closely linked to that of the 'Cambridge Phenomenon' – the high technology cluster based around Cambridge University in the UK that emerged in the 1980s. Sagentia was founded by [http://www.etech.ch/cv_edge.html Professor Gordon Edge] , one of a small number of key individuals who have played a central role in the development of the cluster into the globally recognised position that it occupies today.From launch in 1986 the central characteristic of the company has been a drive to innovate and to create value from technology. Sagentia’s way of working has developed since the beginning and is embodied in the phrase “ [http://www.sagentia.com/About_us/Our_approach.aspx Collective Technology Wisdom®] ”. The company grew through the 80s and 90s, moving headquarters from their initial base near the Cambridge Science Park to the current location in [http://www.harstonmill.net/index.html Harston] , just south of the city of Cambridge in 1995.
Sagentia Group is currently [http://group.sagentia.com/ listed] on the London stock exchange about to move to AIM, and is a founder member of the Cambridge Network.

Current business

Sagentia operates in six key global [http://www.sagentia.com/Sectors.aspx market sectors] : chemicals, materials & energy, consumer products, industrial products, medical, public sector, telecoms & media.

The range of [http://www.sagentia.com/Services.aspx services] offered cut across all market sectors including product development, design and build, intellectual property analysis and strategy and opportunity discovery at the front end of innovation.
Clients include: Johnson & Johnson; AstraZeneca; BT; Department of Trade & Industry; Hasbro; PepsiCo; [http://www.trumpf.com/ Trumpf] ; Vodafone.

The company has [http://www.sagentia.com/Locations.aspx offices] in 5 countries around the world: Cambridge, UK; Washington, USA; Frankfurt, Germany; Hong Kong, China; Stockholm, Sweden.

Awards

The company has won several awards in recent years:

* April 2008 - won the Technology, the Innovation and the overall Best Private Sector Project Awards at the [http://www.mca.org.uk/MCA/Awards/ThisYear.aspx Management Consulting Awards] for the [http://www.sagentia.com/News.aspx?path=/Press_release_and_News_archive/2007/MPesa_update M-PESA] product
* February 2006 – winner of the [http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/default.aspx?objid=14082 Cathay Pacific Business Wings Award] for innovation and dynamism in business in Hong Kong and China
* June 2005 – Best New Toy Design at the [http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/default.aspx?objid=12010 Marketing Awards for Excellence in Toys] for [http://www.sagentia.com/Resources/Case%20studies/2006/Upgrading_scalextric.aspx Scalextric Sport Digital] , developed with Hornby

Spin-outs

Sagentia created many spin-out companies over the years, including:
* [http://www.cmrfuelcells.com CMR] - listed on AIM, CMR Fuel Cells develop fuel cell 'stacks' for portable and small stationary power generation applications.
* [http://www.spheremedical.com Sphere Medical Holdings] - Sphere Medical develop products that help raise the standard of critical care around the world.
* [http://www.intrasonics.com Intrasonics Ltd] - mobile–TV interactivity
* [http://www.turftrax.com TurfTrax Ltd] - listed on AIM, originate and distribute data and data products to enhance horse racing, and the products of the associated betting industry and media suppliers, world wide.
* [http://www.sensopad.com Sensopad] - works with a unique sensing and identification technology.In 2008 the company announced a [http://www.sagentia.com/News.aspx?path=/Press_release_and_News_archive/2008/NewCEO change in direction] moving away from venturing and focusing on the core consulting business.

External links

* http://www.sagentia.com

* http://www.sagentiagroup.com