Imperial College Innovations Ltd is a UK technology commercialisation and

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, based in London. Imperial Innovations is traded on the

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of the

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History

Imperial Innovations was founded in 1986 as a department of

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, later becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the college. The company was originally known as IMPEL, short for Imperial College Enterprises Limited. In July 2006, shares in the company were admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the

. Since 2006, Imperial Innovations has raised over £300 million to invest in early-stage technology businesses. On 4 November 2010

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revealed in a speech given in East London that Imperial Innovations had agreed to advise on the creation of an accelerator space for spinout companies at the

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as part of the new

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hub.

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Organisations associated with Imperial College London Innovation in the United Kingdom Technology companies of the United Kingdom Technology transfer Technology companies established in 1986 Companies based in the City of Westminster 1986 establishments in England {{ImperialCollege-stub