Beetlebox has been launched by Imperial Innovations to commercialise research conducted by Andrew Swirski.

Beetlebox, a UK-based electronic design automation company, was launched by Imperial Innovations, the tech transfer affiliate of Imperial College London, on Thursday.

Beetlebox focuses on the field programmable gate array (FPGA) sector, a type of technology that allows integrated circuits to be configured by a client after manufacturing. The spinout is aiming to reduce development time, making hardware more accessible to software developers.

The company is commercialising work by Andrew Swirski, a graduate in electrical and electronic engineering from Imperial…