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Boost for bone substitute company

Medical device company Orthos has received funding of £835,000 to bring its mouldable bone substitute to market. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 5th August 2010

Masters Pharmaceuticals raises £2.65 million

A supplier of pharmaceuticals with offices in the UK, US and Singapore has raised £2.65 million from Albion Ventures. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 25th June 2010

Investing in healthcare companies

Former brain surgeon Andrew Elder, now a partner at Albion Ventures, explains why backing growing healthcare companies is a rewarding business. Venture Capital / Wednesday, 2nd June 2010

Biofortuna secures £1.1 million

Early stage investment firms EV and Catapult Venture Managers have backed Liverpool-based molecular diagnostics company Biofortuna. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 25th May 2010

Prosurgics handed expansion cash

Medical robotics business Prosurgics has £3.25 million to fund its growth following a venture capital-backed deal. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 17th May 2010

Octopus backs Carebase

Private care home company Carebase has secured backing of up to £5.8 million from investment firm Octopus Ventures. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 13th May 2010

Elysian invests in Vertical Pharma

Private equity firm Elysian Capital has backed Vertical Pharma Resources in a deal that allows two of the company's four founders to exit the business. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 10th May 2010

Albion invests in rehab hospital

Venture capital trust (VCT) manager Albion Ventures has invested £6.4 million to fund the creation of a new hospital. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 5th May 2010

Oxford Immunotec raises $26 million

Diagnostic test company Oxford Immunotec has raised $26 million (£17 million) in a Series D round led by US investor New Leaf Venture Partners. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 5th May 2010

NVM launches life sciences fund

North of England-based venture capitalist NVM has launched a new fund, RCC Lifesciences, to invest in early-stage healthcare companies. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 26th April 2010

Maven invests in Neolab

Generic pharmaceuticals business Neolab has received £2 million from venture capitalist Maven Capital Partners. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 21st April 2010

Graphite backs Willowbrook expansion

Willowbrook, a care home group, has secured £24 million from private equity firm Graphite Capital to develop more homes. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 6th April 2010

ISIS boasts 68% IRR from Active deal

Live-in care company Active Assistance has merged with First Call Care Services, generating an exit for investor ISIS Equity Partners. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 25th March 2010

Midven launches new early-stage fund

Birmingham-based Midven, an investor in growing companies, has launched a new fund and made its first investment. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 5th March 2010

Investors celebrate ApaTech sale

ApaTech, a specialist in bone repair technology, is to be sold for up to $330 million (£220 million) in a big win for its investors. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 2nd March 2010

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Unite Technologies in £700,000 fundraising

Data centre power monitoring company Unite Technologies has raised a further £700,000 in equity and debt investment from an existing backer. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 8th September 2010

Octopus AIM VCTs in merger

Venture capital trust (VCT) provider Octopus Investments has announced the completed merger of four of its Alternative Investment Market VCTs into two. IPO & City News / Wednesday, 8th September 2010

Futura hails product progress

Consumer healthcare concern Futura Medical says it expects European approval this year for its CSD500 erection-maintaining condom. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 8th September 2010

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