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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.

News

Clarizon accepts £615,000 ahead of market launch

Clean technology company Clarizon has received a £615,000 phased investment from the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund to bring its water treatment and cleaning technology to market.

News

Surgery spinout Oxtexs secures £500,000

University of Oxford spinout Oxtexs has secured £500,000 in seed funding to develop a new material that aims to revolutionise surgery.

News

Anvil Semiconductors secures £150,000 fundraising

Midven's Early Advantage Fund has backed premium manufacturing business Anvil Semiconductors, a University of Warwick spin-out, in a £150,000 fundraising.

News

IP Group leads £1 million financing for Oxyntix

Oxyntix, a spinout from the Engineering Department of the University of Oxford, has closed an investment round of £1 million that will fund an 'ambitious' research programme.

Mergers & Acquisitions

JDSU looks to the UK for technology

US-based JDSU has acquired critical assets from QuantaSol, a Surrey-headquartered solar cell company which is a spinout from Imperial College London.

News

C-Capture raises £160,500 in seed round

Carbon capture technology developer C-Capture has secured £160,500 in seed funding from the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund and fund manager IP Group.

News

Private placing raises £25 million for Oxford Nanopore

Biotech developer Oxford Nanopore Technologies has raised £25 million in a latest financing round.

News

Scottish spin-out NGenTec attracts £200,000

Old College Capital, the newly-created investment arm of the University of Edinburgh, has made a first investment in offshore wind technology business NGenTec.

News

Fertility Focus secures £775,000

Bristol University spinout Fertility Focus has secured £775,000 in growth capital ahead of a product launch in the European market that helps diagnose and treat infertility.

News

Oxford spin-out OrganOx secures £2.75 million

The Royal Society Enterprise Fund has joined a £2.75 million fundraising in University of Oxford spin-out OrganOx as the business prepares for clinical trials of a medical device that allows livers to be kept longer before transplant.

Expansion

Spin-out success stories

Corporate divestments receive less attention than spin-outs from universities, but high success rates makes the concept worthy of closer examination.

News

Plastic Logic heads East for production

E-reader developer Plastic Logic has accepted investment from a state-backed Russian investor to build a new factory in the country.

Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial