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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alan Fogg,
Director of Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o) or 571-213-5065 (m)
Fairfax County EDA competition yields four Virginia companies to vie for space in U.K. tech incubators
Five U.K. bioscience companies to vie for space in new Fairfax County incubator
Fairfax County, Virginia, July 24, 2002 — Four Virginia technology companies have entered a competition organized by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to win space in a British incubator. At the same time, five biotechnology companies from the United Kingdom are vying for space and free business services at the BioAccelerator, the bioscience incubator that the FCEDA will open this summer.
On Thursday, July 25, judging panels composed of U.S. and British business executives will begin ranking the companies. Winners will be announced in the fall.
This is the second year the FCEDA has organized a competition for a U.K. start-up to expand to the U.S., but it is the first time that the FCEDA is helping a U.S. company expand into Britain.
The Virginia companies that will be judged for acceptance into a U.K. incubator are:
- Biotraces Inc., Herndon: Provides supersensitive detection techniques for proteomics, HIV-1 detection and prionics.
- Enlightened Technologies Associates Inc., Fairfax: Specializes in medical devices and technologies to treat sleep disorders, seasonal depression and jet lag without drugs.
- Leading Edge Consortium, Reston: Provides consultancy, research and outsourced management services. The consortium is composed of executives from Persona Inc., MQI Inc., Oakland Consulting, Staub Leadership Consultants, AJR Consulting and Worldwide Services Consultants.
- Outsource Inc., Front Royal: Performs high-end computer-aided design services.
The U.K. companies that will be judged for the BioAccelerator are:
- Aneda Ltd, Roslin, Scotland: Develops software for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Mirada Solutions, Oxford: Creates software to help physicians analyze medical images.
- Riley Fletcher Organisation Ltd, Warwick: Specializes in herbaceutical remedies.
- Smartbead Technologies Ltd, Cambridge: Provides bead array technology for testing new pharmaceutical products.
- Synthese a Grande Vitesse, Manchester: Manufactures micron-scale biochemical synthesis apparatus.
"There has been an excellent response to this competition from both sides of the Atlantic," said Gerald L. Gordon, president and CEO of the FCEDA. "Ultimately, these relationships will benefit the entrepreneurs, their employees and communities on both sides of the Atlantic, and provide new opportunities for marketing and growth."
Incubators in the British counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Surrey and Yorkshire are participating in the competition to receive a U.S. company.
In addition to the FCEDA, other competition organizers and sponsors are the UK Science Park Association, UK Business Incubation, British Trade International, the Confederation of British Industry, British-American Business Association, BritishAmerican Business Inc., Penningtons, South East England Development Agency, Cyril Leonard & Co., and Taylor Joynson Garrett.
About the FCEDA
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County, Virginia, as a business and technology center. The FCEDA assists businesses by identifying possible sites and facilities, and is a source for up-to-date demographic and economic statistics. Its programs help small and minority-owned businesses grow, and help entrepreneurs find sources of capital. The FCEDA has marketing representatives in London, Frankfurt and Tokyo.
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