News and Trends 5 Dec 2022 Fallouh Healthcare’s device to give early diagnosis for post-surgery strangulation risk U.K.-based Fallouh Healthcare is developing a device to monitor cardiac patients after surgery, which is when a condition, called cardiac tamponade, can strike. The company says patients recovering from heart surgery can be at risk from the life-threatening condition that sees fluid build-up around the heart, strangling its ability to beat properly. Fallouh Healthcare, formed […] December 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 30 Nov 2022 Nutri-tech startup, Novella, grows botanical ingredients without using the plants Nutri-tech start-up Novella, Ltd. will start growing botanical ingredients while leaving the whole plant out of the equation through nutrient cultivation. This original platform in the plant world will help boost global accessibility to high-value nutraceuticals. Addressing the growing demand for botanical micronutrients, the new technology overcomes supply chain disruptions, circumvents climate change, and expands […] November 30, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Nov 2022 Aptamer opens new facilities to meet growing demand for Optimer technology Aptamer Group developer of Optimer binders that enable development in the life sciences industry has opened new facilities in the UK’s York Science Park. It says this will enable it to meet the growing demand for Optimer technology. Well-known and respected neuroscience researcher, Baroness Susan Greenfield, opened the new 18,000 square-foot site on November 25. […] November 28, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Nov 2022 Startup Cradle raises $5.4M to design protein machines and cell factories with AI Cradle, a Dutch startup, has received €5.5 million ($5.4 million) in seed funding to further help scientists design and program proteins to produce a wide variety of everyday products including milk and meat. Cradle uses synthetic biology, adapting the genes of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, to create ‘cell factories’ that use programmable proteins […] November 17, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 14 Nov 2022 33 Californie launches new fund for healthcare startups 33 Californie, an investment fund specialized in the healthcare sector, has opened subscriptions for CaLySeed, its second investment fund, providing financial and strategic support to start-ups. The aim of the new initiative is to finance innovations in human health, including therapeutics, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, e-health, technology platforms and nutraceuticals. CaLySeed will invest in […] November 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Nov 2022 Program management support: accelerating growth for early stage biotechs More academic groups, new start-ups, biotechs and small pharma companies are turning to external consultants for professional program management support and guidance to help them progress their ideas into medicines for patients. Ian Hollingsworth, associate director of product development at Boyds, a global drug development consultancy, explains the common reasons why academic spinouts and small […] November 11, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 9 Nov 2022 Better Juice launches naturally converting fruit juice sugars to prebiotics A new site housing technology to naturally turn the composition of fruit juice sugars including sucrose, glucose and fructose into better-for-you prebiotics has been opened by Better Juice Ltd. The Israeli sugar-reduction startup launched its first full-capacity manufacturing plant for full commercial production of sugar-reducing immobilized enzymes. The new facility, the company says, will allow […] November 9, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Nov 2022 Human Immunology Biosciences launches with $120M Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing targeted therapies for patients with severe immune-mediated diseases (IMDs), announced its launch with $120 million in financing. HI-Bio was incubated by ARCH Venture Partners and Monograph Capital, joined by Jeito Capital and unnamed institutional investors and family offices. Few targeted therapies exist for the autoimmune, allergic […] November 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 28 Oct 2022 Persephone Biosciences studies the microbiome in baby poop Disruption in the gut microbiome is linked to a wide range of health problems in newborn babies and patients with cancer. Persephone Biosciences is studying stool samples from these populations to devise bacterial treatments that improve gut health. Research into the gut microbiome has advanced a long way in the last decades. One major boost […] October 28, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 17 Oct 2022 UK grants that can give biotech startups a vital jump-start Grants are a vital lifeline that help biotech startups get off the ground, especially for underrepresented entrepreneurs. The Women in Synthetic Biology (WiSB) network recently gave detailed advice for helping U.K. biotech founders access this funding. Women are a big source of talent in the biotech space, both in academic life sciences and in founding […] October 17, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Oct 2022 Big Idea Ventures announces cohort of 17 start-ups Big Idea Ventures has revealed its latest accelerator cohort. Seventeen early-stage startups were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual new protein accelerator program. Investments were made through the firm’s three offices in New York, Paris and Singapore and the firm’s first fund – New Protein Fund I ($50 million+). “The […] October 5, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Sep 2022 European Science Park Group creates specialized space for innovative industries ESPG AG – European Science Park Group – is one of the first German real estate companies to specialize in the ownership, management and acquisition of science parks. A science park is a concept that originated in the U.S. and has already developed into its own asset class in the U.K. and other European countries. […] September 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email