Press release
Ophir Daniel meets Her Majesty

Patent data specialist Minesoft attended Buckingham Palace on 14th July to receive their Queen’s Award for Enterprise at a winners’ reception given by HM The Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade recognises outstanding achievement by UK businesses in growth and commercial success overseas.

Headquartered in Richmond-upon-Thames, Minesoft was awarded the prize for an impressive, sustained growth in International Trade, having achieved an overall increase of 87% in trade over the last few years.

Minesoft’s Co-Founder Ophir Daniel and Director Jochen Lennhof attended the evening reception to formally accept the Award from HM The Queen on behalf of the whole company.

Jochen Lennhof with The Queen

Announcing the award win on 21st April, Minesoft Director Ann Chapman credited “the constant innovation and responsiveness of our talented, committed staff as well as the loyalty of our existing customers, [allowing us] to continue to grow in just about all international markets – despite a tough economic climate – while developing ambitious future services for managing, searching and analysing patent data”

The Awards reception was also attended by The Duke of York, accompanied by Princess Eugenie of York, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy.