DANVILLE, VA – The Launch Place has been on a mission since 2013 to help early stage startups with strong teams and impactful business models get a product to market. The Launch Place announces today that biotech startup CytoRecovery will be the first to receive a $75,000 investment from The Launch Place Pre-Seed Fund 2, which was […]

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) (“IP Group” or “the Group”), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, notes that Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) has announced an equity investment of £50 million into portfolio company Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited (“Oxford Nanopore” or “the Company”).   The investment will be effected through the purchase of £50 million of existing ordinary […]

Five new genomics startups focused on therapeutics, diagnostics and informatics Illumina Accelerator welcomes five new startups to its eighth investment cycle. The genomics-based company creation engine focuses on building early-stage genomics companies and helps startups validate and create next-generation sequencing applications and bring those products to market. During the six-month cycle, Illumina Accelerator offers the […]

Financing will also be used to drive R&D and further expand commercial activities for digital cell biology worldwide Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, announced today the completion of a $95 million financing led by Nikon and backed by existing investors Sequoia Capital, Walden-Riverwood Ventures, Black Diamond Ventures, […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has entered into a new $100 million term loan facility with the CR Group L.P. (CRG), a health care focused investment firm. The proceeds of the initial draw under the CRG term loan facility, made in the aggregate […]

The Government of Canada awards $50,000 in funding to this Montreal startup company MONTREAL / – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle‒Émard‒Verdun and Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced that eNuvio, a highly innovative company, will receive $50,000 in funding, […]

Funding to support commercialization of ExoView™ system BOSTON–NanoView Biosciences, an emerging leader in the field of exosome detection and characterization, today announced the closing of a $10 million Series B financing led by Northpond Ventures. Existing investors, including Sands Capital Ventures and PBM Capital Group, participated in the financing round. Proceeds will be used to […]

£1.25 million already secured based on pre-money valuation of £18.2 million Additional funding will be used to further accelerate product development and company growth Daresbury, UK: Arcis Biotechnology (“Arcis”), the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced the closing of a £1.25 million investment round and a decision to overfund by an additional £0.5 million, […]

WILSONVILLE, Ore.– FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today it has received an award from the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) in support of the Multi-Phase Chemical Agent Detector (MPCAD) program. The Other Transaction Authority Agreement (OTA) is valued at $28.7 million, with execution extending […]

Phase II grant to support development of innovative exosome characterization platform BOSTON — NanoView Biosciences, an emerging leader in the field of exosome characterization, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant in the amount of $750,000. The program will focus on completing development of the ExoView™ system, the company’s innovative instrument and […]