The Converge Awards, Scotland’s annual celebration of academic innovation and entrepreneurship for staff, students and recent graduates across all Scottish Universities, took place on Wednesday 25 September at the spectacular V&A in Dundee. The annual quest to find the country’s most promising academic entrepreneurs with innovative...
Upperton Pharma Solutions, a UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has significantly increased its tablet manufacturing capabilities following a strategic investment in a new state-of the-art tablet press. This investment will enhance the company’s development and manufacturing capabilities whilst strengthening their ability to support...
MediCity, Nottingham based regenerative medicine company has secured a £1.4m investment to fund clinical trials on its new cutting-edge treatment for dry eye disease. The funding for NuVision Biotherapies Ltd comes in part from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed...
Cheshire, UK - 03 September 2019 BioCity, the pioneering life science incubator and business collective has today announced investment in Maxwellia. The world’s first prescription (Rx) to Over the Counter (OTC) switch incubator, Maxwellia’s novel approach converts prescription drugs into versions that can be purchased without prescription...
CuanTec, the blue biotech company based at BioCity, Glasgow and Oban, have completed an investment round with Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise that will enable them to process at pilot production scale and finalise their formulations. The investment will also create new jobs at...
Cheshire UK, 29 August 2019 BioCity, the pioneering life science incubator and business collective, has today announced investment in precision medicine biotech, Kinomica Ltd., via the Innovate UK Precision Medicine Investment Accelerator. Spun out from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Kinomica Ltd is an...
V Formation has experienced considerable growth over the last year, and with new clients, additions to the team, an expanded service portfolio, and a record-breaking 42 percent rise in annual turnover last year, we decided it was time to find an office space that better...
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at Oxford University, the Deputy Director of the NHS Innovation Accelerator and an award-winning Science Author and former BBC Science Correspondent were among the guest speakers at the 2019 Medilink East Midlands Innovation Day. On Thursday, 4 July, over 200 representatives from...
17 July 2019 OXFORD. BioCity, a pioneering life science incubator and business collective, has announced a new strategic partnership with Oxford AHSN. Working in partnership, the Oxford Academic Health Science Network and BioCity are launching a new Accelerator Programme in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire to catalyse...
University of the West of Scotland (UWS) recently held a two-day Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Summer Academy to inspire confidence and create STEM ambassadors within communities. Hosted at UWS’ Paisley campus on the 18th and 19th of June, fully-booked programme aimed to provide student...