Finalists 1998-2015

For its system to improve the diagnosis of cancer spread in breast cancer patients

For its creation of new materials to bring modern technology advances to life

The UK company creating the 'Earth's Nervous System'

The engineering giant behind the world's first vertical take-off system for a supersonic fighter jet

Concrete Canvas

For manufacturing fabric impregnated with a quick set concrete powder

Oxford Instruments

For their X-Max large area detector that chemically analyses samples no thicker than a human hair

For the innovation of the vacuum-cooled scientific sCMOS camera

For the innovation of JFlow: A flood risk modelling system using low-cost supercomputing

For a new modular ceramic armour system for armoured personnel carriers

For the new lightweight aluminium XJ body, the first production car to be made using aerospace cold joining technology

For the radio frequency filter that allows telephone companies like Orange and T-Mobile to share their networks

For the Echelon hydraulic ankle-foot for amputees

For the Minehound dual sensor landmine detector

For the Alpha process for methyl methacrylate

For engineering medical implants for dual-tissue regeneration

For the Tarsier - automatic FOD detection system

for the Trent 900

For the efficient compact soot filter for diesel cars

For the chemical sensors on a silicon chip

For the polar – automated ultra low temperature robotic storage

For the Staffordshire orthopaedic reduction machine

For the SystemFirst foundation solution

For the QuickTransit product

For A380 Integrated Wing Design

For platelet technology for pipe systems and flow lines

For the development of an environmentally friendly ethyl acetate production process

For Agilent OSS Access7 location system

For offshore hydrocarbon mapping

For highly reliable fibre lasers

For the E3 electronic unit injector advanced fuel system

For Pilkington Activ™

Forlook no glasses!

For the ‘Discovery’ 900 MHz superconducting magnet

For the innovation of the small, durable and reliable wind sensor known as the ‘FT702 Acoustic Resonance Anemometer’

For the sophisticated propulsion system for future UK/UK Joint Strike Fighter programme of aircraft

For the plasma process silicon-etching equipment

For the three full-size interstate highway tunnels

For the innovation of an improved method of manufacturing polyethylen

For the deHoxar spiral separator

For natural blockage trust reverser for a turbofan engine nacelle

For their CAPTOR radar for the Eurofighter

For their flat panel transducer technology

For the innovation of the evacuated heatpipe and direct flow solar hot water systems

For the Silicon VSG in-car gyroscope

For the AeroRig® carbon fibre sailing rig

For digital terrestrial television

For the VP185 series of high-performance diesel engines

For the Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong

For the Series 5 handheld computer