1、EVOLVING GREAT IDEASinto world-changing businessesAnnual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015Stock Code:IPOIP Group was set up with a mission to evolve great ideas,mainly from our partner universities,into world-changing businesses.We achieve this by systematically helping to crea
2、te,build and support outstanding intellectual property-based companies.The Group pioneered the concept of the long-term partnership model with UK universities and has spent many years honing a unique approach to building businesses and providing support along the journey from“cradle to maturity”.Mor
3、e recently,we have sought to adopt this approach with a select group of US research institutions.We support our portfolio companies with:Financial capital from our balance sheet and also from funds that we manage on behalf of othersCorporate finance and capital raisingStrategic,technical and commerc
4、ial expertiseA range of administrative servicesExecutive search and developmentFor further information within this documentAdditional information online at:Getting around the report Read more on pages 10 and 11Our values:the 3 PsOur values of being passionate,pioneering and principled are at the hea
5、rt of all that we do.PASSIONATE:Our team is passionate about evolving great ideas into world-changing businesses.PIONEERING:We believe we have pioneered a successful way to do this time and again while being open-minded and able to adapt to constant change.Our pioneering approach to supporting our p
6、ortfolio companies is what differentiates us from traditional venture capital companies.PRINCIPLED:We run the Company in a principled manner and are committed to building a successful and sustainable business that will provide attractive returns over the long term for our shareholders and other stak