Postgraduate courses: Students of enterprise

With a PhD in computer science from University College London (UCL), Daniel Hulme might have been expected to be heading for a career in academia. In fact, he and fellow researcher Alastair Moore have just embarked on a career as entrepreneurs. Their brainchild is Satalia, a high technology company based on the complex calculation software they developed as doctoral students.

Satalia's software can be applied to anything from the manufacture of micro-processors and pharmaceuticals to finance and logistics. "We call our product a 'solve engine'," says Daniel Hulme. UCL's dean of engineering is on the board as is the manager of UCL's investment arm, UCL Business, who helped the two entrepreneurs take their product to proof of concept stage – a pre-condition for attracting investment.

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