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Stabilitech secures £3.3 million equity

A company whose technology enables vaccines to be stored at a range of temperatures has secured equity funding. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 12th March 2009

Capita buys healthcare data businesses

Support services group Capita has bought the two UK-focused businesses of Healthcare Knowledge International (HKI) for £11.6 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 25th February 2009

Dublin drug company raises €18 million

Opsona Therapeutics, a drug development company based in Dublin, has completed a Series B round of funding. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 19th February 2009

Flu vaccine specialist raises more from investors

Immune Targeting Systems (ITS), a company developing synthetic vaccines for mutating viruses such as influenza, has secured follow-on funding. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 3rd February 2009

University spin-out achieves $150 million exit

Thiakis, which specialises in the treatment of obesity and diabetes, has been sold to US-based Wyeth Pharmaecuticals for up to $150 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Friday, 19th December 2008

OrganOx secures funding to develop prototype

A spin-out from Oxford University has rasied £1.5 million to help it develop a device for sustaining human organs outside the body. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 15th December 2008

YFM backs digital screening specialist

Digital Healthcare, a provider of diabetic screening to the NHS, has received £2.6 million from investors including Leeds-based firm YFM. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 10th December 2008

Scientific Digital Imaging floats on AIM

A specialist in digital imaging with sales of £5.7 million has floated on AIM with a market capitalisation of £2 million. IPO & City News / Tuesday, 9th December 2008

Rising Star: Chemistdirect.co.uk

Mitesh Soma set up discount pharmaceutical retailer Chemistdirect.co.uk after noticing how high the mark-up was on common medicines in his wife's pharmacy. A year later and the company has sales of £5 million. Achieving Growth / Thursday, 4th December 2008

Destiny gets £4.8 million injection

A Brighton-based pharmaceutical company is to step up the fight against MRSA after securing a multi-million pound windfall. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 3rd December 2008

Medical devices company secures £750,000

Flexicare Medical, a Welsh developer and manufacturer of medical devices, has won £750,000 of debt to continue its international expansion. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 25th November 2008

Hoping for healthy returns

Ron Petersen and Edward Rudd, partners at healthcare investor Longbow Capital, are in upbeat mood. Start-up Finance / Wednesday, 19th November 2008

CVS buys animal hospital 

AIM-listed CVS Group has increased the number of veterinary surgeries under its control to 155 after taking over The Village Animal Hospital. Mergers & Acquisitions / Friday, 14th November 2008

Longbow invests in medical imaging company

Biotronics 3D, a developer of medical imaging software intended for widespread use by doctors, has received equity investment. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 13th November 2008

Another sale for Southern Cross

Care home operator Southern Cross has continued its disposal programme by agreeing to sell its freehold interest in a property in Somerset.  Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 3rd November 2008

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