18 April 2013
Biofilm Shortlisted for BVCA Awards
Catapult investee company Biofilm has been short listed for two categories in the BVCA Management Team Awards for the Scotland & Northern Ireland region. The company, led by CEO Trevor Morgan, is a finalist for both the Venture Capital Backed and International Impact Awards...
8 April 2013
Lumora raises £700,000 to accelerate commercial development
Portfolio company Lumora, a provider of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic products for the clinical and industrial market, has completed a follow on fund raising as it looks to progress its molecular diagnostics applications in the US and Europe. Lumora has raised...
2 April 2013
Catapult announces further investment in nanoTherics
Catapult has participated in a £400,000 further investment round in Staffordshire based nanoTherics alongside Mercia Fund Management and other existing shareholders. nanoTherics develops and sells magnetic nanoparticle-based instrumentation and associated products for the...
18 March 2013
Portfolio Company Silver Lining Solutions Partners with NICE to Enhance Employee Performance and Training
Combining NICE WFO technology with Silver Lining’s coaching expertise helps customers create, manage, and continuously improve scalable training programs … Ra’anana, Israel and Solihull, United Kingdom, March 7, 2013 – NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) and Silver...
11 March 2013
Catapult Exits Whelan Refining
Catapult Venture Managers Limited (“Catapult”) today announced that it has sold its stake in Whelan Refining Ltd (‘Whelan’) to the company’s management team. Catapult invested in Whelan in 2006 alongside Bridges Ventures to enable the refurbishment...
7 March 2013
Sight & Sound Technology short-listed for BVCA awards
Congratulations to portfolio company Sight and Sound Technology on being shorlisted for both Venture Capital Backed Management Team of the Year and the Community & Environmental Action Award at the forthcoming BVCA Management Team Awards.
6 February 2013
BWB builds up with DKS Consulting deal
Catapult investee company BWB has further expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of a mechanical and electrical engineering specialist, DKS Consulting. BWB has a national network of offices in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds that together generate an...
9 January 2013
Accutronics wins Award for Innovation in Products and Processes at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards
We are delighted to congratulate our portfolio business Accutronics, on winning the heavily contested Lombard Award for Innovation in Products and Processes at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards. The company was handed the trophy by Michael Portillo, the former Conservative...
19 November 2012
Oxford BioTherapeutics Sign Major Strategic Collaboration with Menarini Group
Portfolio company Oxford BioTherapeutics has announced a major innovative and strategic alliance with Menarini to develop a portfolio of antibody based drugs in the field of cancer. The agreement covers five of OBT's antibody and antibody drug conjugate (ADC) programs, each of...
12 November 2012
Catapult Venture Managers' portfolio company, Haemostatix, receives Wellcome Trust backing to take lead product into clinical development
Haemostatix Ltd announces that it has received an additional £1.4 million Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to continue development of its innovative haemostat technology. The funding coincides with a further £800,000 investment from Catapult Venture Managers...