Dr Dave Seaward

Founder, 3P innovation Ltd

Dr Dave Seaward is a founder of the now employee owned SME, 3P innovation Ltd. 3P innovation develops new processes and high-quality automation systems for a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

3P are recent winners of two Queen’s awards for Enterprise and a Princess Royal award for training. Dave is a chartered engineer with a first degree in electrical and mechanical engineering and a control theory PhD.

His career in industry now spans over 4 decades primarily associated with the development of custom automation for a wide range of industries. He developed the way the pyramid teabag is filled with tea and is a named inventor on Unilever’s associated patent; as a result, he is mentioned in the UK Patent Office book “Inventing the 20th Century”. Dave is named inventor on more than 20 other patents.