Congenica – Parkwalk closes investment
We are delighted to announce that the Parkwalk Opportunities Fund and the Parkwalk Technology Fund VII have invested in a $10m Series ‘B’ financing round for Congenica Limited, which spun out of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Department… Read More
Sphere Fluidics – Parkwalk closes further funding round
We have closed a follow-on investment in Sphere Fluidics for the Opportunities Fund. This follows the UCEFs investing previously. Sphere Fluidics is an established Life Sciences company which has developed unique products for use in single cell analysis and characterisation and provides collaborative R&D… Read More
Surrey NanoSystems and SBIR agree Vantablack exclusivity
Exclusive rights to the use of ultra-black Vantablack S-VIS surface coating in blackbody calibration sources has been agreed between Surrey NanoSystems and Santa Barbara Infrared (SBIR). The unparalleled broadband absorption of Vantablack S-VIS makes it ideally suited to… Read More
Animal Dynamics – MoD Skeeter Press Release
Animal Dynamics’ Skeeter Unmanned Aerial System highlighted in new initiative announced by the MoD: View the MoD Website here, Sky news here, FT (paywall) here and the Times (paywall) here.
Fluidic Analytics – University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund IV and Parkwalk investment
Parkwalk have recently closed an investment in Fluidic Analytics for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund IV and Parkwalk Funds. Fluidic Analytics is developing a line of tools for the rapid, accurate, cost-effective analysis of proteins and other biomolecular species. By… Read More
Sphere Fluidics – University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund III closes further funding round
We have closed an investment, in a $7m funding round, in Sphere Fluidics for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund III. This follows the UCEFs I and II investing previously. The investment round has been led by an Asian corporate investor Sphere Fluidics… Read More
Animal Dynamics – Parkwalk closes University of Oxford Isis Fund investment
We are delighted to announce that the University of Oxford Isis Fund II has completed an investment in Animal Dynamics Limited, who are developing a portfolio of products derived from research into evolutionary adaptations in flight, swimming, walking, and stealth, where nature has… Read More
FT: Fluidic Analytics develops tools to warn of diseases
Imagine if a simple pinprick blood test could tell if you were in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or heart disease. This is the vision behind Fluidic Analytics, spun out of Cambridge university, which is developing tools to… Read More
Surrey NanoSystems – Follow on investment
Parkwalk are pleased to announce a follow on investment into Surrey NanoSystems by the Parkwalk Opportunities EIS Fund and a Parkwalk Syndicate. Spun-out of the University of Surrey in 2006, Surrey NanoSystems has raised around £8m in equity… Read More
Fluidic Analytics – University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund II and Parkwalk investment
Parkwalk have recently closed an investment in Fluidic Analytics for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund II and Parkwalk Funds. Fluidic Analytics is developing a line of tools for the rapid, accurate, cost-effective analysis of proteins and other biomolecular species. By combining… Read More
Surrey NanoSystems – NYT: Into the Void
New York Times article: Gazing Into the Void – What You Can Do With Vantablack, the Darkest Material Ever Made Read the article here.
Surrey NanoSystems – BBC – Vantablack
How black can black be? See the BBC video here
Surrey Nano: UK engineers create world’s darkest material
None more black: UK engineers create world’s darkest material A radiation-absorbing material developed for space-based applications is finding new applications closer to home. Vantablack, a so-called ‘super black’ coating from Surrey Nanosystems, combines exceptionally low mass, thermal stability… Read More
Sphere Fluidics – Parkwalk closes further funding round
We have closed an investment, in the first tranche of a financing round of up to £2m, in Sphere Fluidics for the University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund II and the final investment for Parkwalk Fund IV. This follows the UoCEF I… Read More
Surrey NanoSystems
‘Super black’ coating to revolutionise aerospace industry? UK firm Surrey NanoSystems has utilised its know-how in nanotechnology processing to deposit the world’s blackest material on lightweight, temperature-sensitive substrates.
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.
AQDOT
Wins RSC Emerging Technologies Competition AQDOT, a spinout company from the Department of Chemistry, has won the first RSC Emerging Technologies Competition for 2013…..
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)… Read More
Surrey NanoSystems
Nanoblack in Space Scientists researching the ‘darkest material known to man’ are hoping a new manufacturing process will enable them to create more accurate space instruments. The British companies developing the production method say it could make NanoBlack… Read More
