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UKI2S Backs HutanBio, Further Recognising Biology’s Role in Tackling Climate Change

UKI2S joins Clean Growth Fund, advancing seed round total to £3 million. UKI2S is investing from its engineering biology portfolio and HutanBio joins its portfolio of high-impact companies.

Wave Photonics secures £4.5M ($5.8M) to enable the widespread deployment of light-based chips.

Wave Photonics, a Cambridge-based deep tech start-up, has received £4.5M to develop on-chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors, and datacentre applications.

Laser Targeting: Methane-chasing startup Mirico raises $2.0M

UK-based technology startup Mirico has raised a successful funding round to support its distinctive laser-based sensing and data analytics platform, which is initially focused on finding and eliminating methane leaks from oil & gas infrastructure.

UK Space Agency announces £8m for Space startups with UKI2S, managed by Future Planet Capital

Managed by Future Planet Capital. As part of the UK government’s ambitious 10-year vision for the Space Industry, where over £10 billion has been pledged to position the UK as a global leader, the UK Space Agency is…

MoD spin-out Presymptom Health raises £1.5m to develop AI-driven sepsis and infection tests for the NHS

UK start-up Presymptom Health has raised £1.5m in follow-on seed and grant funding that will help accelerate time to market of its AI-driven sepsis and infection tests.

UKI2S Portfolio Company ExactTrak secures £1 million investment to fix a gap in cybersecurity

ExactTrak, a leading player in UK cybersecurity who recently secured a UK Government contract, has successfully raised £1 million to fix a gap in cybersecurity…

HonuWorx goes subsea, offering game-changing, emission-reducing, economy-boosting tech.

HonuWorx uses ingenious tech to deliver zero-emission underwater operations and underpin the sustainable growth of clean energy sectors such as offshore wind sector.

UKI2S portfolio company, Presymptom Health, joins government pilot

To get AI-driven infection test into the NHS faster helping to tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance.

Improve efficiency, productivity and sustainability with Productive Machines

NetZero by 2030. Responsible investment. Environmental action. Social inclusion. Impact-first – that’s the mission. The driving force behind UKI2S.

Dinner is Served: Investment Predictions for 2024

By Douglas Hansen-Luke, Executive Chairman and Founder of Future Planet Capital (FPC) – Fund Manager of UKI2S

Oxford Space Systems’ £3M Funding Round, Supported by UK Ministry Of Defence contributed through UKI2S

Supported by UK Ministry Of Defence contributed through UKI2S. Oxford Space Systems announces the successful completion of a £3 million equity investment…

HALO’s novel X-ray diffraction technology will strengthen global security

Proving its X-ray diffraction technology (XRD) has the potential to enhance security, improve passenger facilitation, increase throughput, and reduce airport operational costs.

MitoRx Therapeutics Announces Close of Seed Extension Financing Round

To Advance its Mitochondrial-Protective Therapeutics to Treat Degenerative Diseases.

Ingredients that don’t cost the earth

Building sustainability with engineering biology and AI…

Pencil Biosciences completes fundraise to develop novel gene editing and modulation technology

Pencil Biosciences is developing a fully synthetic gene modulation and editing platform that will have impact across a wide range of applications…

Laverock Therapeutics raises £13.5M to develop unique gene silencing platform for programmable advanced therapies

Laverock Therapeutics to commercialise the gene editing induced gene silencing (GEiGS®) platform for all human therapeutic applications.

£102m UK Innovation Science and Seed Fund prioritises Defence and Security Investment into UK-based startups

Machine Discovery Secures £4.5 Million to Deliver AI Tools For Semiconductor Design

Machine Discovery, a software company which uses machine learning technology to accelerate compute-intensive optimisation and simulation tasks, has secured £4.5-million of funding…

twig emerges from stealth with £3m in funding, to create a new bioengineering powerhouse in the UK

The new start-up will harness an AI-first approach to develop eco-friendly alternatives to everyday ingredients in consumer goods.

HALO X-ray Secures Investment to Accelerate its Disruptive X-ray Diffraction Technology for Security Screening and Contraband Detection

Investments in HALO X-ray Technologies will support regulatory approval of the first fieldable XRD system in checkpoint security…

UKI2S tops £100 million to provide UK economic boost

Investment in the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), a driving force in supporting early-stage innovation and high-impact businesses, now totals £102m

iFAST Diagnostics raise £2M to track and treat antibiotic-resistant bugs

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is growing as a critical worldwide challenge, often stated as the next potential pandemic.

UKI2S 2022 year in review

It’s been an exciting year for UKI2S, with £37 million additional capital into the fund, expansion of our role to include investments into Defence and Security and Fusion…

CEO Spotlight: Iain Miller, CEO of PreSymptom Health

You develop an instinct through your career. Like an experienced driver, you start to see problems before they happen, you come to know that the car at the junction ahead might come out…