The delegates felt that UK companies should therefore apply themselves to niche markets where their traditional skills are best suited. Some of the applications include radio-frequency MEMs for mobile communication, fuel cells, RF ID tags, tire-pressure sensors and drug delivery systems. Some deficiencies in the UK were also highlighted such as global marketing experience and broad based technology skills, not to mention investors’ and government´s lack of forward vision.
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