Ploughshare Employee Directory
Professional ServicesEngland, United Kingdom11-50 Employees
Ploughshare is a professional services firm that acts as a conduit to convert UK government innovations into practical benefits for the economy, society, and the environment. Founded in 2005 as the technology transfer partner for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, it links scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and public sector organisations to move technologies from government R&D into use quickly and at pace. The company is based in Wiltshire, England, and its related entity Ploughshare Innovations Limited is wholly owned by the UK Secretary of State for Defence. It operates an innovation pool that unlocks government-owned technologies with access to capabilities from organisations such as Dstl, the Ministry of Defence, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment to deliver real-world impact from public science and technology investments. Its client base includes government bodies and public-sector partners seeking to translate innovations into usable solutions, with recent activity including a May 2023 partnership with the National Oceanography Centre to enhance the commercial activity of its NOC Innovations subsidiary.