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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

Flu vaccine specialist in further fundraising

Immune Targeting Systems (ITS), a developer of vaccines for mutating viruses such as flu, has raised £8.65 million for initial clinical trials. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 18th February 2010

Oxford Nanopore raises £17.4 million

New and existing investors have backed nanotechnology business Oxford Nanopore with an investment of £17.4 million. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 1st February 2010

Bionic fingers developer secures angel loan

Touch Bionics, which launched its “bionic fingers” worldwide in December, has received a £800,000 loan from its principal investors. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 21st January 2010

Ocelus in second funding round

Needle-free drug delivery company Ocelus has secured almost £500,000 in a second round of funding from Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 19th January 2010

NBGI backs heart disease specialist

London-based investor NBGI Ventures has led a $5 million (£3 million) Series B investment round into Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 11th January 2010

Curzon Park leads Q Chip investment 

Biotech company Q Chip has received £1 million in a funding round led by cleantech venture investor Curzon Park Capital. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 7th December 2009

Palamon acquires Associated Dental

Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Associated Dental Practices for £136 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 1st December 2009

ISIS exits Scriptswitch

Scriptswitch, a provider of software for GPs, has been sold to US healthcare group UnitedHealth as backer ISIS exits the company. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 19th November 2009

NVM sells Abermed

Private equity firm NVM has sold its investment in offshore medics service Abermed to medical assistance provider International SOS. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 17th November 2009

Optical measurement company raises £1 million

Lein Applied Diagnostics, a developer of non-invasive optical measurement technology, has raised £1 million from two investors.  Fundraising Deals / Monday, 26th October 2009

New finance source for biotech ventures

The Mobius Life Sciences Fund has been launched by biotech incubator BioCity Nottingham to finance early-stage life sciences companies. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 30th September 2009

NVM celebrates lucrative exit

Medical diagnostics company DXS has been sold for as much as $130 million, leading to a ‘record exit’ for NVM Private Equity. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 23rd September 2009

Accidental entrepreneur

Keith Tozzi may have stumbled across the idea for drugs and alcohol testing provider Concateno, but there’s nothing fortuitous about the chairman’s approach to growing a business for a big sale. Flotation / Thursday, 20th August 2009

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