Category: Life Sciences

Parkwalk

DefiniGEN

Parkwalk closes DefiniGEN investment for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund II

DefiniGEN provides human liver cells for preclinical drug development and disease modelling applications using human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell hIPSC technology.

The Company provides human cells to the drug discovery sector for use in lead optimization and toxicity programmes. The Company’s proprietary production platform OptiDIFF robustly generates human cell types including liver hepatocytes using hIPSC human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell technology.

Horizon Discovery

Horizon Discovery named in the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 2013

Horizon Discovery

Horizon Discovery: License Agreement agreed for Zinc Finger Nuclease Gene Editing Technology

Horizon Discovery

Secures landmark deal with Hisun Pharmaceuticals

A Cambridge UK pioneer in technology that will accelerate development of personalised medicines has secured a multi-million pound landmark deal with a Chinese pharmaceuticals giant….

Omega Diagnostics

Parkwalk closes Omega Diagnostic plc investment

Omega Diagnostics is focused on selling a wide range of specialist products, primarily in the immunoassay, in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market within three segments: Allergy and Autoimmune, Food Intolerance and Infectious Disease.
The company aims to improve human health and well being through innovative diagnostic tests and global partnerships.

Sphere Fluidics

Wins ACES award for academic spin-outs
University of Cambridge spin-out Sphere Fluidics was among the winners at the ACES awards – the only pan-European awards for academic spin-outs – held earlier this week in Brussels.

Horizon Discovery

Parkwalk closes investment in Horizon Discovery for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund I

Horizon’s basic science and translational research knowledge deployed in combination with best-in-class translational genomics platforms, products and services provides meaningful solutions to the challenges of translational researchers.
Horizon aspires to provide solutions that unlock the promise of the human genome project for the benefit of scientific researchers, patients and society; provide powerful research tools to advance the development of personalized medicines; provide molecular reference standards and support better healthcare outcomes for patients.

Sphere Fluidics

Parkwalk closes Sphere Fluidics investment for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund I

Sphere Fluidics has developed unique products for use in single cell analysis and characterisation and provides collaborative R&D services.

A novel technology platform (called Cyto-MineTM) enables ultra-high throughput analysis of single cells and generation of their genetic, transcriptomic and proteomic profiles in miniaturised (pl to nl) volumes called picodroplets.

DefiniGEN

Parkwalk closes DefiniGen investment for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund I

DefiniGEN provides human cells to the drug discovery sector for use in lead optimization and toxicity programmes.

The Company’s proprietary production platform OptiDIFF robustly generates human cell types including liver hepatocytes using hIPSC human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell technology.

Reinnervate

Parkwalk closes Reinnervate investment for the UK Tech Fund II

Reinnervate is a market leading company in the fast growing 3D cell culture market.

The alvetex® family of 3D cell culture products provides a flexible platform that allows technicians to quickly and easily establish better in vitro assays and models that better mimic in the in vivo growth of cells.