While the global pandemic continues to affect our everyday lives, it is important to adapt quickly to a fast changing environment. Several of our portfolio companies have rapidly pivoted to play their part in the fight against COVID-19, and we would like to highlight their efforts below. Mologic A medical diagnostics firm Omega Diagnostics has CE-Marked … Continued
Scancell Holdings plc, the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has initiated a research programme to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The project will be led by Professor Lindy Durrant, Chief Scientific Officer and Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with scientists in the … Continued
Follows successful validation by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and St George’s, University of London With manufacturing support from Omega Diagnostics, the laboratory-based test aims to deliver up to 46,000 results per day Health services and key worker communities in the UK and Africa will be prioritised for access Bedfordshire, UK, 20 APRIL 2020: Mologic Ltd, a … Continued
Oxford BioTherapeutics (“OBT”) a clinical stage oncology company with a pipeline of immuno-oncology and antibody drug conjugate-based therapies, announced that Boehringer Ingelheim (“BI”) has selected a second asset to advance into formal IND enabling studies. The asset discovery was enabled by OBT’s proprietary OGAP® target discovery platform. It is one of several assets that have … Continued
Raindog is the production company founded by Oscar®-winning actor Colin Firth and former Sony Music CEO Ged Doherty, now joined by writer/producer Trish D Chetty Building on the platform of a robust award-winning film track-record, Raindog will expand into TV drama, music content and documentaries The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested in Raindog … Continued
Starling is one of the UK’s leading digital banks and the campaign marks the first piece of work from the brand’s new agency line-up of Wonderhood Studios and media agency Bountiful Cow. In 2018 Starling became the first mobile bank to launch business accounts, with no monthly fees and an in-app marketplace, allowing business owners … Continued
Food giant Mizkan has announced that Wonderhood Studios will take over its creative account from Mcgarrybowen, focusing on advertising for the firm’s food portfolio. This includes Branston Pickle which is coming up to its 100-year anniversary. Vanni Cataldi, Mizkan’s head of marketing, said: “I was really impressed by Alex [Best, Wonderhood Studios’ chief operating officer] and … Continued
Idea management scaleup Wazoku has made two new senior hires, as the company readies itself for further growth in 2020. Kathryn Layland joins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) based in Wazoku’s London HQ, while Alex Butucea arrives as Wazoku’s new Director of Software Engineering, in the company’s Bristol office. Layland has held senior global revenue positions with several AdTech solution providers and has experience of growing and scaling SaaS … Continued
BBC news reported on Foamstream, the herbicide-free weed control product of Weedingtech, and its use across council parks and other public spaces. Leo de Montaignac, Chief Executive of Weedingtech, was quoted in the article: “I think that we’re only just seeing the very start of this market, and I think that over the next couple … Continued
Scancell, the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a collaboration and non-exclusive research agreement with a US-based, clinical stage antibody company to assess monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting tumour-associated glycans (TaGs) including those that have been enhanced with Scancell’s proprietary AvidiMab™ technology. This is the … Continued