Frontier IP portfolio update: The Vaccine Group, Exscientia and a trading update
Frontier IP Group PLC s (LON:FIPP) Neil Crabb talks to Proactive London s Katie Pilbeam about their recent announcements including on The Vaccine Group, one of the companies in its investment portfolio, which has appointed a chief executive officer - Dr Jeremy Salt.
As outlined in the Group’s interim results statement released on 24 March 2021, the Group enjoyed a strong first half to the financial year with the Group’s portfolio continuing to show strong commercial and technical progress.
And Crabb explains the Exscientia investment of up to $525m led by SoftBank.
Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (LON:QBT) recently changed its name from Clear Leisure, which was more than a cosmetic alteration. “Our investment programme is focused on selecting the most innovative and out-of-the-box start-ups in the blockchain and cryptocurrencies sector, with whom we will work alongside to develop exciting synergies,” it said.
Below is an abridged transcript from a recent conversation with chairman Francesco Gardin, which provides a flavour of what is planned. After that is a brief explainer on quantum computing.
Tell us more about Quantum Blockchain Technologies
Let s focus on quantum [computing] first. There are few things that changed the course of mankind. Recently we witnessed the digital revolution; in the early 60s, computers were basically invented thanks to the transistor. And we are now very close to a similar revolution. [Quantum computers] could do something which are orders of magnitude superior to our digital computers. So, when you have
About the company
Seeing Machines is a world leader in driver-machine interaction. We harness human factors science to create artificial intelligence (AI) technology that observes the driver’s attention – reliably, unobtrusively, and in real time – and intervenes seamlessly when necessary.
Seeing Machines specialises in computer vision algorithms that precisely track eye gaze, head position and pupil size, and our state-of the-art AI technology analyses the data to quickly and accurately detect driver drowsiness, distraction and microsleep events.
How it is doing 27 Jul 2018
Seeing Machines Limited (LON:SEE) has secured a programme design contract to deliver its driver monitoring system (DMS) in partnership with a Tier 1 Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM).