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Expert Interview with Robert Haigh: Top Tips for Biopharma Start-ups

31st October 2019

Despite so much political and economic uncertainty, the UK life sciences start-up sector continues to thrive.

UKI2S Innovate Accelerator reaches entrepreneurial start-ups in all parts of the UK

23rd October 2019

Companies have raised over 6x more investment thanks to grant funding. The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) has celebrated the first anniversary…

Medical device company C-Major Medical secures equity investment

7th October 2019

C-Major Medical, a medical device product development company based at Sci-Tech Daresbury, using its innovative technology platform to radically reduce the number of needle stick injuries (NSI’s) globally…

Procarta receives carb-x award of up to $9.2 million

17th September 2019

Procarta Biosystems, a privately held UK-based biotech company, today announced a CARB-X award of up to $9.2 million to progress its pipeline of antibiotic precision medicines.

The NHS leads the way with world’s first drug ‘subscription’ scheme to tackle global antimicrobial resistance crisis

5th September 2019

Having saved millions of lives across the planet, antibiotics are beginning to fail us: indiscriminate use in humans and animals has led to a crisis of drug resistant infections.

Atelerix Consortium Awarded £267,000 Innovate UK Grant for collaboration with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and Rexgenero on Cell Therapy Stabilisation Technologies

21st August 2019

Atelerix, pioneers in the storage and transport of cells at room temperature, today announces that it has been awarded a grant of £267,000…

Sharing the Secrets of Start-up Success

20th August 2019

Small companies are better than big businesses at maintaining a culture of innovation. David Lawrence from the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund explores the secrets to their success and discusses how venture capitalists identify start-ups with potential.

Supporting start-ups to maximise success for both the company and the industry

6th August 2019

After a busy year so far, the summer lull is the time for a much-needed holiday, as well as offering the chance to get on top of the growing pile of admin on my desk.

SynbiCITE’s 4-day MBA: Advancing the next generation of engineering biology companies

29th July 2019

SynbiCITE, the UK’s national centre for the commercialisation of engineering biology, is powering the engineering biology industry, applying lab-based R&D…

Discussion on technology & innovation at SynbiTECH 2019

SynbiTECH 2019: Innovation, Investment and the Engineering Biology Revolution

17th July 2019

Oliver Sexton, Investment Director, and Pablo Lubroth, Investment Manager, UKI2S, share their thoughts on the recent SynbiTECH2019 conference in London.

Can SME’s work with utilities and find a way to market?

4th July 2019

Engineering technology innovators Oxford Flow and Utonomy are testing new products to improve the gas distribution network.

BBSRC Awards bust the UK’s innovation myth

25th June 2019

The UK is good at research, but poor at innovation. That’s a common view among policymakers, but an out-dated one, argues Andy Muir from the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund who recently judged…

CytoSeek Wins at Launch: Great West Rising Star Award

19th June 2019

UKI2S would like to congratulate CytoSeek on winning the Rising Star Award at the 1st annual Launch: Great West awards.

Quethera leaderships wins BVCA Management Team Award

Former Quethera leadership wins BVCA Management Team Award

14th June 2019

UKI2S congratulates the former management team of Quethera led by CEO Dr. Peter Widdowson and CSO Professor Keith Martin as winners of the British Venture Capital Association Management Team Award.

Synthace share the secrets of successful seed funding

22nd May 2019

Innovative software company Synthace is working to transform the way that scientists and companies do biology.

CHAIN Appoints New Non-Executive Directors

10th April 2019

UK microbiome therapeutics company CHAIN Biotechnology has appointed two new non-executive directors, Dr Nel Moore and Dr Robert Haigh to the Board.

Crescendo Biologics wins in “Life Science Innovation” category at the Business Weekly Awards 2019

22nd March 2019

The drug developer of novel, targeted T-cell enhancing therapeutics, announces winning the award for “Life Science Innovation” at the Business Weekly Awards 2019.

UKI2S AND INNOVATE UK LAUNCH NEW £10M INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF EARLY STAGE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPANIES

21st March 2019

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) and Innovate UK (IUK) have launched a joint initiative, the UKI2S Innovate Accelerator.

Atelerix Raises Follow-on Funding Round of £700,000

9th March 2019

Cell encapsulation for transport of cells and tissues at room temperature.

Life, but not as you know it

25th February 2019

The DNA alphabet just doubled in size. Steven Benner at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Florida has published two new functional, artificial nucleobases.

EPSRC Announces £440m for Doctoral Training

15th February 2019

Funding for 75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) under the umbrella of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) was announced last week.

Eagle Genomics Closes $3.5M Investment

30th January 2019

Microbiome discovery platform company Eagle Genomics announces funding of $3.5M led by the Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners), a European growth fund specialising in promoting sustainability through innovation.

Tech to Watch 2019 – AI

24th January 2019

Artificial Intelligence, or machine learning, is steadily working its way into our lives. Businesses are increasingly confident of using AI to increase customer engagement with giants Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon leading the charge.

Tech to Watch 2019 – The Microbiome

9th January 2019

The relationship between human health and the microbes that live on and within us (our microbiome) is increasingly understood, particularly for the microbes…

Latest Insights, Interviews, News, and Resources.

Expert Interview with Robert Haigh: Top Tips for Biopharma Start-ups

UKI2S Innovate Accelerator reaches entrepreneurial start-ups in all parts of the UK

Medical device company C-Major Medical secures equity investment

Procarta receives carb-x award of up to $9.2 million

The NHS leads the way with world’s first drug ‘subscription’ scheme to tackle global antimicrobial resistance crisis

Atelerix Consortium Awarded £267,000 Innovate UK Grant for collaboration with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and Rexgenero on Cell Therapy Stabilisation Technologies

Sharing the Secrets of Start-up Success

Supporting start-ups to maximise success for both the company and the industry

SynbiCITE’s 4-day MBA: Advancing the next generation of engineering biology companies

SynbiTECH 2019: Innovation, Investment and the Engineering Biology Revolution

Can SME’s work with utilities and find a way to market?

BBSRC Awards bust the UK’s innovation myth

CytoSeek Wins at Launch: Great West Rising Star Award

Former Quethera leadership wins BVCA Management Team Award

Synthace share the secrets of successful seed funding

CHAIN Appoints New Non-Executive Directors

Crescendo Biologics wins in “Life Science Innovation” category at the Business Weekly Awards 2019

UKI2S AND INNOVATE UK LAUNCH NEW £10M INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF EARLY STAGE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPANIES

Atelerix Raises Follow-on Funding Round of £700,000

Life, but not as you know it

EPSRC Announces £440m for Doctoral Training

Eagle Genomics Closes $3.5M Investment

Tech to Watch 2019 – AI

Tech to Watch 2019 – The Microbiome

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