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1931
Merger between Gramophone Co. and Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd
gives birth to Electrical and Musical Industries - EMI |
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1931
Alan Dower Blumlein and the EMI research labs (CRL) develop and
create Stereo recording - UK patent number 394325. |
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1936
Jules Thorn floats Thorn Electrical Industries with a share capital
of $150,000. Shares were 36 times oversubscribed. |
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1937
CRL creates a fully working electronic television, far more technologically
advanced than anything previously developed. |
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1940
CRL demonstrates AI MKIV - the worlds first effective air borne
radar system |
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1968
Sir Godfrey Hounsfield patents the CAT brain scanner based upon
his work in computer tomography. This invention won him a Nobel
Prize in 1979. |
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1971
The EMI - CAT brain scanner is installed in Atkinson Morely Hospital.
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1973
CRL develops “Watermark” - a patented and highly innovative
technique, dramatically improving fraud resistance on magnetic
cards. |
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1979
Thorn Electrical Company and EMI merge to form Thorn EMI. |
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1985
EMI buys Inmos - creators of the Transputer - for £50m |
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1986
Inmos operation is sold for an equity stake in SGS Thomson (now
ST Microelectronics). The IP for the innovative S-Ram processor
is retained by Thorn EMI and licensed generating $150m. |
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1994
3D sound technology from two speakers invented by CRL scientists,
is commercialised under the Sensaura Brand. |
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1995
Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display technology, developed at
Scipher, is licensed to major Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese companies. |
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1996
QED is one of three units of Thorn EMI that is subject of a management
buyout, forming Scipher plc. |
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1999
QED announces deal with Imagination Technologies to license PC/TV
tuner patents |
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1999
QED signs deal with BT to license their Erbium Doped Optical Fibre
Amplifier patents. |
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2000
February - Scipher floated on the London Stock Exchange. |
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2001
February - QED opens an office in Tokyo. |
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2001
December - QED merges with the US IP firm Fairfield Resources
International (FRI) and establishes a strategic in base in the
United States. |
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2004
May - QED merges with Hillgate Patent services and becomes part
of Innovation Development Limited. |
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2004
June - QED acquires PPL Therapeutics plc., creator of "Dolly
the sheep." |
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2006
June - QED sells iFire Technology Corp's X-Ray imaging portfolio.
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