8 October 2015
Catapult secures 5.2x cash return after successful exit from Oxford Cryosystems through Management Buy-Out
30 September 2015
£45m Life Sciences Fund Launched at Alderley Park
Today, Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) announced the launch of a new fund, with a first close of £30.7m, to support growing businesses in the region’s life sciences sector. The announcement was made at the BioCap 2015 conference held at Alderley Park Conference...
16 September 2015
Catapult Ventures announces the acquisition of Lumora by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim
Catapult Ventures today announced the acquisition of portfolio company Lumora by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim. Catapult first invested in Lumora, a molecular diagnostics company, in 2011. The initial investment assisted the company progress its existing non-clinical licence...
15 September 2015
Abzena completes PacificGMP acquisition
Strategic acquisition of GMP biopharmaceutical manufacturing capability in the USA extends service and technology offering, enables the capture of more value from projects, and provides wider cross-selling opportunities across the Group … Cambridge, UK and San Diego, CA, USA...
25 August 2015
Lumora Sells Heat Elution Technology to Roche
Cambridgeshire, UK, 24 August 2015 ... Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical research and industrial markets, has sold its proprietary nucleic acid Heat Elution purification technology1 to Roche. Roche has signed a definitive Asset...
18 August 2015
BWB completes a second acquisition
BWB is delighted to announce the acquisition of QMP as part of a long term strategic plan to add value and resilience to the BWB Group. Established in 1974, QMP provides building surveying, project management and quantity surveying predominantly to public sector and Higher...
30 July 2015
Oxford BioTherapeutics receives $10 million capital term loan from Silicon Valley Bank
Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) today announced the funding of a new capital term loan from Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative businesses and their investors. The financing will provide $10 million in capital, with $5 million being funded...
29 July 2015
Biofortuna launches its new approach to custom IVD manufacture and development services
Diagnostics company Biofortuna will mark the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo in Atlanta, USA, with the launch of a broader portfolio of custom manufacturing and development services for the IVD market. World-renowned for its lyophilisation services and molecular...
28 July 2015
Silver Lining Solutions makes senior appointment to lead growth in the Americas
Silver Lining Solutions today announced that it has appointed Debbie May as General Manager Americas. Debbie will oversee Silver Lining Solutions’ market growth and strategic partnerships in this important region. One of the founders of IEX in 1988, May spearheaded rapid...
23 July 2015
Innovative BWB light rail project shortlisted in competition
BWB Consulting, as part of EMTrack Alliance, has been shortlisted in a £3m competition that aims to find ways of reducing the cost and impact of Light Rail. We are part of the team behind the innovative “Ultra-lite Shallow Trackform Concept” which was entered...