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DigePrint, a spin out from Warwick University, had spent seven years developing an innovative technological leap in the process of applying light to photographic paper. The LumeJet TM imaging engine is faster, less costly and of higher quality, displacing the existing technologies (LCD and Laser) currently in use. The company had built its own Digital Photographic Printer machine using the LumeJet TM imaging engine in 2004 to illustrate its capabilities and these Mark One machines are still operating, requiring almost no field support. But the transition from R&D to commercialisation was a recognised challenge and the business had reached a point where it needed additional expertise. Founder and managing director, Dr Trevor Elworthy, and chairman, Peter Palframan, recognised that DigePrint needed a commercial CEO if the LumeJet TM was to become a viable product and contacted Intramezzo’s director, Dermot Hill in December 2007. Download the full case stuy to read more.
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