improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources sagentia news newspapers books scholar jstor free images july 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message sagentia type public industry science technology and product development services founded 1986 headquarters cambridge guildford london dubai houston boston number of employees 221 website http www.sagentia.com sagentia formerly scientific generics is an international science technology and product development group working across a range of market sectors including medical oil & gas consumer and industrial . contents 1 history 2 current business 3 spin outs 4 references 5 external links history edit sagentia s heritage is linked to that of the cambridge phenomenon the high technology cluster based around cambridge university in the uk that emerged in the 1980s . sagentia was founded by professor gordon edge as scientific generics in 1986 . the company grew through the 80s and 90s moving headquarters from their initial base near the cambridge science park to the current location in harston just south of the city of cambridge in 1995 . the company changed its name to sagentia in 2006 to coincide with the company s 20th anniversary . 1 sagentia group is currently listed on the alternative investment market aim and is a founder member of the cambridge network . martyn ratcliffe was appointed chairman on 15 april 2010 following his investment in sagentia . current business edit sagentia provides technology advisory and outsourced r & d services working with clients from new opportunity discovery and technology strategy through to concept generation and full product development . the company operates in the consumer industrial medical and oil & gas sectors . clients include johnson & johnson astrazeneca vodafone senseonics unilever master meter and prosurgics . the company has offices in cambridge guildford london uk dubai and houston and boston us and conforms to iso 9001 2008 and iso 13485 2012 . citation needed spin outs edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message sagentia created many spin out companies over the years citation needed including cmr fuel cells develops fuel cell stacks for portable and small stationary power generation applications . sphere medical holdings develops products that help raise the standard of critical care around the world . intrasonics ltd mobile tv interactivity turftrax originates and distributes data and data products to enhance horse racing and the products of the associated betting industry and media suppliers world wide . sensopad works with a unique sensing and identification technology . in 2008 the company announced a change in direction moving away from venturing and focusing on the core consulting business . references edit international technology company scientific generics marks 20th anniversary with new name the free library 23 october 2006 . retrieved on 2010 10 25 external links edit official website new water meter register developed technology the cure for rising health costs connected digital health empowers patients and providers retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sagentia & oldid 641415199 categories technology companies of the united kingdomcompanies based in cambridgecompanies established in 19861986 establishments in englandhidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from july 2009all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles needing additional references from september 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from january 2009all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2013articles needing additional 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