Bayesware Limited was chosen as one of the last UK SMEs to benefit from the ANIMATE programme. ANIMATE is financially supported by the European Commission under the Innovation Programme for Framework IV.

The programme was designed for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) SMEs in the UK by Oxford Innovation Limited, the commercial arm of The Oxford Trust, and delivered in partnership with the Teaching Company Directorate. The programme will allow Bayesware to benefit from the experience of Oxford Innovation in fostering the growth of innovative technology-driven companies. "I was absolutely delighted to be asked to work with entrepreneurs Marco Ramoni and Paola Sebastiani" reported David Ray, one of Oxford Innovation's Senior Consultants. "This is the most challenging technology transfer project in computer science I have faced since trying to link the research of Edsger Dijkstra and Lincoln Wallen at the University of Austin in Texas, to the commercial IT needs of one the UK's leading technology-driven multinationals!" "But that was before the web had made such an impact in terms of commercial opportunities. Now we have to move so much faster. ANIMATE has allowed us to make a real difference to an early stage start-up with significant growth potential. The EC got this one right, and we look for a similar approach under Framework V to supporting wealth creation from the best of European research."