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Fiona Marshall

CEO Spotlight: Fiona Marshall

11th February 2021

In recognition of wide range of diverse innovators we work with and support, we are launching our ‘CEO Spotlight’ series. We will be chatting with a selection of our Portfolio Company CEO’s to learn more…
ATELERIX LTD

Atelerix, producer of critical cell preservation technologies, appoints a new CEO to lead its growing business and entry into cell therapy markets

7th January 2021

Atelerix Ltd (Atelerix) announces the appointment of a new CEO as the company accelerates its growth programme.
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MIRICO acquires Sedolabs, a leading provider of emissions analytics software

17th December 2020

MIRICO Limited today announced that it has acquired Sedolabs Limited, an Oxford based provider of emissions analytics and visualisation software that helps emissions mitigation activities…
Ian-Taylor

Risk Investment Unlocks Potential of Scientific Discovery

16th December 2020

The past year has highlighted the importance of scientific research in the clearest terms. Widespread public appreciation of how dependent we are on scientific excellence…
Circuit board

Staying agile in early-stage deep technology companies

14th December 2020

Not every journey reaches its intended destination or takes the expected path en route to success. This is as true for commercialising scientific innovations as it is for any other business…
Jane Dancer

NanoSyrinx strengthens board with appointment of Dr Jane Dancer as Non-Executive Director

10th December 2020

Coventry, UK, 10th December 2020 / NanoSyrinx announces the appointment of Dr Jane Dancer to its Board as Non-Executive Director.
Oxford Space Systems

Investing in UK Space Technology

9th November 2020

At the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), we recognise the importance of supporting UK science across all sectors, including space technology.
Perfectus Biomed Group

Virtual business: completing a merger online

2nd November 2020

Completing a UK/US merger can be a complicated and demanding undertaking at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. However, for UKI2S portfolio…
Cows

Supporting UK agritech innovation

9th October 2020

R&D in the UK is thriving and extraordinary innovation can be found in all sectors, ranging from agritech to energy to pharma and beyond.

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Ikarovec one of Scrip’s ‘10 To Watch’ at BIO-Europe Digital, October 26-29

5th October 2020

Ikarovec, which is developing novel gene therapies to treat major ophthalmic indications, is pleased to announce that it has been named one of Scrip’s ’10 To Watch’ companies at Bio-Europe Digital.

Crescendo Biologics

Engineering Biology start up NanoSyrinx secures capital to develop its fully customisable platform for intra-cellular engineering

30th September 2020

NanoSyrinx is the first company to engineer ‘nanosyringes’, a selective non-viral peptide and protein delivery system identified in an undisclosed organism.
Device

AgPlus Diagnostics wins £230,000 in UK Government grants for COVID-19 diagnostic test development

10th September 2020

UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) portfolio company, AgPlus Diagnostics, has been awarded two government grants to develop its COVID-19 assays, one for antigen detection and a serological assay to monitor immune response.

ATELERIX LTD

Atelerix awarded Innovate UK funding to enable transport and storage of cellular therapies at room temperature

4th September 2020

Funding will be used to explore scalable methods of human cell preservation, transport, and re-presentation for clinical applications.
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Smarter Soup start-up raises capital to help reduce risk of diabetes

29th July 2020

The Smarter Food Company has raised £1m in funding to accelerate the development of food products with health benefits. Its first product will be a vegetable-based soup…
Antoine Espinet

Tips for first-time fundraising

27th July 2020

In our latest guest blog, Antoine Espinet, Founder and CEO of MicrofluidX, shares his insights on how to build your team, tell your story and secure investors to manage a successful fund raise.
GyreOx Jim Naismith

From academia to start-up: how to build a successful spin-out

7th July 2020

Jim Naismith is Founder and Technical Director of GyreOx, a biotechnology company recently set up with investment from the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S).
Research collaboration with Shionogi

Nemesis Bioscience announces research collaboration with Shionogi

6th July 2020

Announced today that it had reached an agreement on terms for a two-year research collaboration with Shionogi & Co. Ltd. to further develop Nemesis Transmid Technology© for the treatment…
ATELERIX LTD

Atelerix and Perfectus Biomed Group collaborate to improve the storage of COVID-19 test swabs

22nd June 2020

The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) is delighted to announce the collaboration of Atelerix and Perfectus Biomed Group, two of UKI2S’s portfolio companies.
Matthew Dreaper

Financial management in a crisis: how can early stage technology companies survive a pandemic

18th June 2020

In the current global climate, many people – and businesses – are struggling. On both a personal and professional level, these are the start of some challenging times…
DNA

Ikarovec awarded grant by Innovate UK to develop new wet AMD gene therapy

15th June 2020

Ikarovec, which is developing novel gene therapies to treat major ophthalmic indications, has been awarded £458,740 by Innovate UK…
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Perfectus Biomed Limited has merged with US Extherid Biosciences to form Perfectus Biomed Group

5th June 2020

Perfectus Biomed Limited are excited to officially announce that our merger with Wyoming based laboratory, Extherid Biosciences, has now been completed.
Dr Carolyn Porter

Keeping operational in COVID: pandemic planning and resilience

2nd June 2020

Dr Carolyn Porter, CEO of CytoSeek, shares her experiences of running a company during the coronavirus pandemic and how the Company was able to keep running as usual through these challenging times.
Steps

The challenges of running a start-up through a pandemic: Hiring

28th May 2020

Atelerix is a biotechnology company providing an innovative solution for storing and transporting cells and tissues at room temperature.
Tim Bestwick

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Future of Fusion Energy

28th April 2020

Tim Bestwick shares his insights on the opportunities and challenges for startups in the fusion energy industry of the future.
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