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Articles, news and analysis on growth businesses operating in the healthcare sector.

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Metabolomic Diagnostics finds two backers for maiden funding round

A seed funding round worth €750,000 has been closed by Irish business Metabolomic Diagnostics to help with growth.

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London Fitzroy Hospital

A new cosmetic surgery hospital will be opening in London and is set to become MYA's new flagship location for their business expansion.

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Northern healthcare deal for the Business Growth Fund takes 2013 regional outlay to £35 million

The Business Growth Fund has continued with its active year-end dealmaking by investing in medical devices business Medicina.

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Biggest healthcare fundraising of the year as Benchmark joins AIM

An animal health, technical publishing and sustainability science business has joined London's Alternative Investment Market.

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UK acquisition for US private equity firm Baird Capital

Baird Capital portfolio company MedPlast has snapped up UK-based Orthoplastics for an undisclosed amount.

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Angel CoFund backs surgery tool for the second time to help with world growth

A new technology aimed improving the speed of surgical procedures has closed the first stage of a £2.5 million funding round.

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Vince Cable reveals plans to add two business Catapults to the current crop of seven

Two new government Catapult centres will target the energy systems and healthcare sectors, under plans unveiled by the government.

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Graphite Capital closes third healthcare exit with same management team

Private equity firm Graphite Capital has followed up on its recent investment in the Hawksmoor chain of restaurants by exiting its interest in Willowbrook Healthcare.

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Spending review outlines raft of new healthcare sector business investments

The Biomedical Catalyst is allocating £25.9 million as part of a new support package for businesses and academic projects in the health industry.

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ECI Partners sells CliniSys to Montagu Equity Partners to close first exit of 2013

Private equity firm ECI Partners has sold its stake in CliniSys and netted a 2.5x return on its 2007 investment.

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Online pharmacy set up in garden shed dials up $10 million Atomico-led investment

Venture capital firm Atomico has stepped up to lead a $10 million investment into ChemistDirect.

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Perfectus Biomed signs up two venture capital backers for infection treatment development

The £25 million North West Fund for Biomedical has made its 57th investment to date through the backing of Perfectus Biomed.