Auticon
| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional Services |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Ray Coyle, Kurt Schöffer (Managing Directors) |
| Services | Quality Assurance Consulting Software Testing |
Number of employees | 103, inc. 81 with an autism spectrum diagnosis (September 2016)[1] |
| Website | www.auticon.co.uk [1] |
Auticon is a London and Munich-based information and communication technology consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as ICT consultants. Auticon identifies as a social enterprise. Services mainly focus on ICT quality management, including transformation, migration, business & data intelligence, security and deep web analysis, as well as compliance and reporting.[2]
Auticon currently employs approximately 100 members of staff, two thirds of which are on the autism spectrum.[3] Next to its UK office in London, Auticon runs offices in Paris, Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Bremen and Hamburg.
Background
Dirk Müller-Remus, who has a son on the autism spectrum, launched Auticon in 2011 with an investment of the Munich-based Ananda Social Venture Fund.[4] The launch was inspired by the Belgian company Passwerk.[5] Auticon's concept to employ people on the autism spectrum as ICT consultants has since been acknowledged internationally.[6][7][8][9] The Auticon model was presented at the G8 Social Impact Investment Forum, held in London on 6 June 2013, in front of 150 leaders in social impact investment.[10]
Awards
- 2015: Sonderpreis, Deutscher Gründerpreis [11]
- 2015: New Work Award[12]
- 2015: Deutsche Bank, Land der Ideen[13]
- 2014: BITKOM Innovator's Pitch[14]
- 2013: IQ Award
References
- ^ FAQ: What percentage of auticon staff is on the autism spectrum? Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine auticon.de/en, accessed on 06. January 2015.
- ^ "auticon services". auticon.de/en. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ FAQ: What percentage of auticon staff is on the autism spectrum? auticon.co.uk, accessed on 19. September 2016.
- ^ "Ananda Social Venture Fund". www.socialventurefund.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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- ^ "Rise of the autistic workforce". New Scientist. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "La genialidad que firmas alemanas buscan en una forma de autismo". lanacion.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "IT company hires genius minds". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Help wanted: Asperger's-only apply". CNN. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "G8 Social Impact Investment Forum". Cabinet Office UK. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Sonderpreis". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ "New Work Award". XING. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ "Land der Ideen". Land der Ideen. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "BITKOM". BITKOM. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
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