Smithers Apex provides events, market research, publications, strategic and technical consulting to niche, emerging and high growth industries. Markets covered include lighting and displays, clean energy, home and personal care, industrial biotechnology, performance materials and chemicals. The organisation is renowned in many of these markets for its high calibre conferences, which regularly draw large numbers of delegates for annual networking and industry knowledge sharing. More recently the Smithers Apex name has become known for its authoritative market intelligence with a wide range of reports available providing independent market insight. Smithers Apex is a division of Smithers Pira. It was formed in 2005 when Smithers Pira acquired Intertech Corporation as part of an expansion into niche, emerging and high growth industries. In addition to offices in the US and UK, the organisation has specialist consultants world-wide. In December 2010 Smithers Pira became part