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BPR Medical at Turning Point

An East Midlands-based medical devices company has secured £500,000 in a fundraising round led by a newly formed fund focused on the region. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 18th August 2009

Acrobot taps existing investors for funds

Computer assisted surgery company Acrobot has raised more money from its existing backers, bringing total investment in the company to more than £3 million. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 30th July 2009

Rhenovia wins angel funding

A business which helps pharmaceutical companies develop drugs for diseases of the brain has raised €390,000 in a first round of angel funding. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 30th July 2009

Psynova Neurotech gets EU funding boost

UK psychiatric diagnostics company Psynova Neurotech is among an eight-member consortium which has received a European government grant. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 15th July 2009

Oxford spin-out secures Chinese investment

Zyoxel, a new spin-out company from Oxford University, has raised £1 million from Hong Kong-based multinational CN Innovations Holdings. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 10th July 2009

Inflexion exits Health Care Knowledge International

Mid-market private equity investor Inflexion has sold IASIST, the Iberian division of performance measuring specialist Healthcare Knowledge International. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 6th July 2009

Sirigen gains further investment

Light amplification specialist Sirigen has received additional funding of £1.2 million from its investors, Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 18th June 2009

Alios BioPharma completes Series A round

US biotech company Alios BioPharma has secured $8 million (£5 million) from SR One, GlaxoSmithKline’s venture arm. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 15th June 2009

Provexis wins government grant

A developer of medical food and dietary supplements has secured EU approval for one of its products and won a grant to support further research. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 1st June 2009

Funding secured to fight superbugs

An alliance of two private companies and Nottingham Trent University has received funding to develop a hand-held detector for hospital superbugs. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 18th May 2009

August nets cash for Enara acquisitions

Domiciliary care provider Enara, which is owned by buy-out firm August Equity, has secured £23 million in bank finance to fund acquisitions. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 11th May 2009

Firms urged to fight swine flu threat

Seating employees one metre apart and offering key staff taxis to work are among the measures suggested for combating swine flu by hygiene specialist Byotrol. Business News / Friday, 1st May 2009

Glasses Direct secures £10 million

A consortium of investors has committed £10 million to Glasses Direct, a company which supplies prescription glasses by post. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 22nd April 2009

Another £2 million for e-Therapeutics

Venture capital firm Octopus Ventures has invested a further £2 million in drug discovery and development company e-Therapeutics. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 18th March 2009

NVM exits Pivotal Laboratories for 27% IRR

York-based Pivotal Laboratories has been acquired by a US company, delivering an initial return of 2.2 times money for venture capital backer NVM. Mergers & Acquisitions / Friday, 13th March 2009

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