11/11/11 - Skimlinks raises $4.5 million Series B round
The in-text monetization platform for Web publishers, has raised $4.5 million in Series B funding help continue Skimlinks' rapid growth in existing and new vertical markets. The funding round was led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI). In addition to BDMI, new investors 500startups and Venrex Investment Management and existing investors - Sussex Place Ventures, The Accelerator Group, and NESTA - also contributed to the latest funding round.
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3/10/11 - Aquapharm and CABI sign collaborative agreement
Scottish marine biotechnology firm Aquapharm has signed an agreement with the Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI) which will allow the organisations to access and co-promote one another's unique microbe collections.
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23/10/11 - Basekit awarded five stars by Sunday Times
Basekit was given a five star rating in the Sunday Times InGear supplement in a list of website builders. The article described Basekit's services as producing "Impressive results that look far more expensive than they should."
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22/9/11 - Aquapharm founder becomes member of the new 'RSE Young Academy of Scotland'
Dr Andrew Mearns Spragg, founder and chief technical officer of Aquapharm Biodiscovery was one of 68 new members chosen from more than 300 applicants.
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26/9/2011 - Plaxica announces close of £5 million Series B round
Plaxica announced that it raised a further £5 million in a Series B financing from Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual and NESTA Investments. Philip Holbeche, Chairman of Plaxica, said the additional funding would be used to advance key aspects of the company's technology towards commercial implementation and licensing.
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19/9/11 - Cellnovo receives approval for world's first mobile diabetes management system
Cellnovo has been given CE Mark approval for its complete diabetes management system built around the principles of mobile, wireless technology. The system includes an insulin patch pump, a wireless, touch screen handset with a built-in blood glucose monitor, and an extendable applications set.
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12/8/11 - Light Blue Optics appoints Barak Maoz as new CEO
Light Blue Optics, a leader in the field of Holographic Laser Projection, has announced that Barak Maoz, an experienced CEO and company builder, has joined to head up the company.
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12/7/2011 - Aquapharm Biodiscovery signs renewed deal which could see product launches in 2013
Aquapharm Biodiscovery, which secured a three-year deal with speciality chemicals firm Croda in 2008, has now signed a deal to work with the company’s cosmetics subsidiary, Sederma.
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07/7/2011 - eoSemi appoints new VP to lead first product to market
eoSemi announced the appointment of a new VP of sales and marketing to lead its silicon-only kHz timing reference and derivative products to market into applications such as industrial, medical and consumer microprocessor-based systems and mobile devices.
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07/7/2011 - Skimlinks acquires content monetization firm Atma Links
Skimlinks has acquired Atma Links and will now merge the technology with its own affiliate marketing platform to offer a real-time in-text product identification and price comparison service.
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13/06/11 - Haemostatix Ltd secures further investment in new haemostat for surgery
Haemostatix Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has received an investment of £250,000 from Esperante to support development of its innovative haemostat technology.
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02/06/11 - Traditional cornershop getting new lease of life thanks to innovate software from Featurespace
Featurespace Ltd. is helping e-commerce businesses understand their individual customers and their buying habits. The aim is to help them spot fraudulent activity on their sites – and also tailor their marketing material more precisely.
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10/05/11 - Gnodal Announces GS-Series Ultra-low Latency 10/40GbE Switches
Gnodal Unveils Revolutionary 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Portfolio to Enable Low Latency, Scalable Ethernet for the Enterprise.
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06/05/11 - London IT livery company rewards entrepreneur
Congratulations to the winner of the young entrepreneur award, David Excell, CEO of Featurespace Ltd.
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04/05/11 - From shed to Champagne for Cambridge's 'new Autonomy'
FeatureSpace Ltd. has just gone into recruitment overdrive as it targets major expansion in Europe and the US. Founder and CEO, David Excell, said impending legislation that could liberalise online gaming markets in America in the next couple of years would “double the company’s market size at a stroke.”
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05/04/11 - CellCentric CEO appointed to BBSRC Council
The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has appointed three new members to the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
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05/04/11 - Skimlinks Listed Among Europe’s Most Promising
Following six months of intense evaluations, The Telegraph, in conjunction with TechCrunch Europe, has today released The Start-Up 100: an authoritative list of the most promising technology start-ups in Europe.
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30/03/11 - BaseKit raises a further $6.5m for its website creation service
BaseKit, which lets designers build websites without the need to write code, has secured a further $6.5m in funding from Nauta Capital, Eden Ventures and NESTA.
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14/03/11 - CellCentric closes first tranche of Series B financing
New funding sees CellCentric expand drug discovery activities across multiple epigenetic targets.
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09/03/11 New Senior Vice President – Bertrand Lehuu for Aquapharm
Aquapharm Biodiscovery Ltd., a leading Scottish marine biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of another prominent industry figure to its team.
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04/02/11 - Cellnovo secures £30 million in series b financing to advance new mobile diabetes management system
Cellnovo, developer of the first mobile diabetes management system, announced today that it raised £30 million ($48.4 million) in a Series B financing round led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), with Forbion Capital Partners; Auriga Partners; NBGI Ventures and Credit Agricole Private Equity joining Series A investors Advent Venture Partners, HealthCare Ventures and NESTA in the round.
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11/01/11 - Exciting commercial and clinical interest in continuous Glucose monitoring at SCCM San Diego
Probe held meetings with a number of commercial companies who are interested in using Probe’s technology.
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Lein welcomes Rob Wilson, MP for Reading East
Lein were delighted to welcome Rob Wilson, MP for Reading East, to their offices in Reading on Friday 21st January. Rob was joined by Ivan Griffin, Madeleine Hallward, and Guy Bilgorri from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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11/01/11 - Mats Pettersson on board with Aquapharm
Mats Pettersson, who has more than 30 years’ experience in leadership roles in several of Europe’s biggest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, joins Aquapharm as a non-Executive Director.
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