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University Spinouts

Articles and news on the latest UK university spinouts commercialising innovative technologies, inventions, and intellectual property developed through academic research.

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Cambridge spin-out Aqdot gets Imperial Innovations cash

Chemical technology business Aqdot has closed a £1 million seed funding round with help from Imperial Innovations, Cambridge Enterprise and other backers.

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Smart antenna business Sofant Technologies dials up investment 

Edinburgh-based Sofant Technologies has closed a funding round with help from Kelvin Capital, Scottish Enterprise and the investment arm of The University of Edinburgh.

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Venture capital-backed Applied Graphene Materials set to seek AIM admission

A high specification graphene business backed by intellectual property investor IP Group has outlined a move to AIM as part of its latest growth efforts.

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Finance Wales and Fusion IP set to build on university spin-out investing

Start-up businesses in Wales are set to receive greater access to capital following a new agreement between Finance Wales and Fusion IP.

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Spin-out biomedical business gets SPARK Impact-led investment

The North West Fund for Biomedical and Fusion IP are coming together to back the growth ambition of University of Sheffield spin-out Absynth Biologics.

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UCL spin-out fuel cell business gets venture capital investment

Amalyst has secured the capital it needs to roll out its low-cost electrocatalyst aimed at use in fuel cells and water electrolysers.

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Uni spin-out becomes first water deal for The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental

A business founded on technology developed at the University of Bradford has secured backing from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.

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MTI Ventures tops up investment in cleantech firm Oxford Photovoltaics

An Oxford University spin-out has locked up its second institutional funding round through a deal with MTI Partners.

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Third fundraising round for Asalus Medical Instruments as it targets product launch

Asalus Medical Instruments has raised £1.25 million ahead of the launch of its Ultravision technology in the second half of 2013.

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Magnomatics gets IP Group and Fusion IP as equity backers in £2.5 million deal

A business spun out from the University of Sheffield has raised £2.5 million of investment to complete development of its hybrid and electrical car motors.

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Top-up funding for Zilico from SPARK as it targets 2013 cancer product launch

Zilico has added to the £1 million investment it netted in June 2012 by securing a further £750,000.

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Increased commitments from AIM’s Imperial Innovations 

Publicly-listed technology commercialisation fund Imperial Innovations has bettered its 2011 figures by backing 29 companies with £37.9 million of development capital.