The five finalists in detail

• Made in Mind
  
  Made in Mind has created the smallest smartphone charger in the world by reducing the size of the standard UK plug by some seventy percent. With European and US adaptors ready for launch in quarter 2, in 2013 Made in Mind is ready to disrupt the global smartphone charger marketplace.
• OpenSignal
  
  OpenSignal provides accurate mobile coverage maps in more than 200 countries. This is achieved through crowdsourcing via an app that checks mobile coverage wherever the user is to deliver an accurate picture of mobile-network coverage. The company also provides a database of 100 million wifi access points.
• Paddle
  
  Paddle lets people make payments online and on the mobile web through their mobile phone without having to remember passwords or key in delivery addresses. All the information is securely stored and payment takes less than ten seconds.
• RealVNC
  
  RealVNC's remote-access software for desktop and mobile platforms enables users to connect to and control one device from another. The technology has now been adopted by the automotive industry for mobile-to-vehicle integration, safely providing drivers with access to their smartphone content such as navigation, music libraries, and internet radio from the vehicle's infotainment system.
• Skin Analytics
  
  Skin Analytics helps people detect changes in moles on their skin to assist with the early detection of skin cancer. Rather than trying to make a diagnosis from pictures of moles, Skin Analytics encourages people to take pictures over a period of time so that changes can be noted and risk assessed by GPs and dermatologists.

Chosen from a shortlist of twenty companies, the four finalists will each have fifteen minutes to pitch and answer questions in front of the Smart UK Project judges. This six-strong panel of mobile experts includes Mike Short (Vice President of Telefonica Europe), Fred Lardieg (Principal at Octopus Ventures), Geoff McCormick (Director of TheAlloy), Ewan MacLeod (Mobile Industry Review), Tim Green (Founder of Mobile Money Revolution), and Neil Crockett (CEO, Connected Digital Economy Catapult).



John Davies, Sector Specialist Mobile at UKTI says, "The entries to the Smart UK Project showed the UK is incredibly strong in mobile innovation. However, the competition's five finalists demonstrated the most potential when it came to global reach -a particular attribute the judges were looking for when making their selection."