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Winter

Newsletter Winter 2015

23rd December 2015

Don’t Confuse Election Issues With Economic Issues.
Salmon

Transgenic Salmon Wins US Approval

2nd December 2015

The AquAdvantage salmon, a fast-growing salmon from AquaBounty Technologies, has become the first genetically-modified animal to gain approval for human consumption.
Kevin Johnson

Crescendo Biologics Appoints Dr Kevin Johnson as Chairman

25th November 2015

Antibody veteran joins new CEO as Crescendo redirects strategy to Oncology focus.
Steps

Getting to the US: The Challenges of Engineering Biology

3rd November 2015

Many companies set their sights on the large and lucrative US market, and those developing products based on engineering biology are no exception.

Medication

Crescendo Biologics Launches New Strategy In Oncology Drug Discovery & Development

16th October 2015

Crescendo Biologics Limited, the drug discovery and developer of Humabody™ VH therapeutics, has announced the launch of the Company’s new drug development strategy.
Alzheimer’s

Cytox Announces Participation In Insight Alzheimer’s Study

13th October 2015

Participation will aid comparison of SNP genotyping with biomarker status.
Chris Martin

States Can Provide Seed Capital To Spur Growth

9th October 2015

Read the thoughts of Chris Martin Non Executive Directors on the UKI2S Seed Advisory board in the Financial Times.
Synthace research

Dow AgroSciences, Synthace Research Collaboration to Accelerate Product Development Using High Tech Tools

2nd October 2015

Synthace and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), today announce they have entered into a research collaboration.
Mike Romanos

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Appoints Mike Romanos As Venture Partner

28th September 2015

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, the UK government-backed fund dedicated to kick-starting promising technology companies with a focus on engineering biology.
Ikarovec

Genome Editing Techniques: The Science and the Ethics

24th September 2015

A group of UK research organisations, including the Wellcome Trust, have confirmed their support for genome editing techniques in preclinical human research.
Taking notes

Desktop Genetics Ltd Raises £1.37 Million GBP ($2.15M USD) Funding

24th September 2015

Desktop Genetics Ltd (“DTG” or “the Company”), a UK bioinformatics company aiming to revolutionize the way genetic researchers work, announced today that it has secured an investment of £1.37M GBP

Developing treatment for glaucoma

Quethera Announces Seed Financing To Develop Gene Therapy Aimed At Preventing Blindness In Glaucoma Patients

24th September 2015

Quethera, a gene therapy company developing a treatment for glaucoma that could prevent blindness, has received seed investment funding.
Lab work

Engineering Biology Brings Hope for Chlamydia Vaccine

2nd September 2015

The cross-disciplinary field of engineering biology allows scientists to design and engineer organisms to carry out new roles…
Laptop in meeting

Institution Launches Fund To Help Bridge ‘Valley Of Death’ Between Research And Bringing Products To Market

2nd September 2015

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ £2mn Stephenson Fund to invest in innovative companies working in the field of mechanical engineering.
Oxford Space Systems

Oxford Space Systems Secures £1.2m Investment

6th August 2015

Oxford Space Systems (OSS) has successfully secured £1.2m in its second round fund raise from a combination of institutional and private investors.
CS - Tokamak

Tokamak Energy Named as a Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

5th August 2015

Tokamak Energy has today been recognised by the World Economic Forum as one of the world’s most innovative businesses.

Cytox collaboration

Cytox And Affymetrix Form Strategic Partnership To Develop And Commercialize Blood-Based Genetic Assay For Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Assessment

21st July 2015

Cytox Ltd, an innovative developer of assays for risk assessment and prediction of dementia…
Tokamak Energy

The New Shape of Fusion

22nd May 2015

ITER, the international fusion reactor being built in France, will stand 10 stories tall, weigh three times as much as the Eiffel Tower, and cost its seven international partners $18 billion or more.

ZuvaSyntha Merger

BioSyntha and ZuvaChem Announce a Merger and Financing to Form ZuvaSyntha Ltd

18th May 2015

Combining excellence in industrial biotechnology.
Steps

Taking Experiments from Lab to Market: Thoughts From SynBioBeta London

6th May 2015

One of the most satisfying things about working with early stage biotech ventures is helping start-ups execute on their ideas.
Using Public Money

What Did Budget 2015 Offer to Early Stage and Growth Businesses?

23rd March 2015

Much of the focus in the recent Budget has been around George Osborne’s one liners at the expense of the leader of the Opposition.
Taking notes

Finding the Funding for Synbio: SynBioBeta London

16th March 2015

Synthetic biology is arguably the enabling technology of the post-silicon age, and is opening up new markets with novel products and services.
Building

Sci-Tech Daresbury

24th February 2015

Sci-Tech Daresbury (the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus), based in Cheshire in he northwest of the UK, is home to over 100 high-tech companies.
knowing what matters

UKI2S Forges Partnerships To Help Finance High Growth Companies

6th February 2015

One of the UK’s most innovative venture capital funds is to partner with two leading organisations to help finance and support high growth companies.
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