Technology research commercialisation specialist Rainbow Seed Fund has won £1.5m from the UK Government’s Public Sector Research Exploitation (PRSE) fund. Rainbow, which is managed by Birmingham-based VC Midven, invests in early-stage and high risk technology opportunities that emerge from a select group of leading publicly funded institutions. The award, which is part of the UK […]
A British investment bank has set-up a €50m fund with a German university to support spin-outs from its technology department. First London Securities is working with Humboldt-Innovation, the technology transfer office of Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, in a deal which will see First London manage the fund as well as use existing assets to fund investments, […]
The committee set-up to tackle the problem of small and medium-sized UK enterprises failing to secure public sector contracts has called on businesses, public purchasers and industry groups to submit evidence of their experiences of doing business across both central government and local authorities. A webpage has been set-up by the Office of Government Commerce […]
Germany is the home of clean technology in Europe according to the world’s venture capitalists. In a study by business consultants Deloitte and the US National Venture Capital Association, 43% of the almost 400 VC respondents named Germany as the second best country in the world, behind the US, in advancing the field of cleantech […]
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The committee set-up to tackle the problem of small and medium-sized UK enterprises failing to secure public sector contracts has called on businesses, public purchasers and industry groups to submit evidence of their experiences of doing business across both central government and local authorities. A webpage has been set-up by the Office of Government Commerce […]
Germany is the home of clean technology in Europe according to the world’s venture capitalists. In a study by business consultants Deloitte and the US National Venture Capital Association, 43% of the almost 400 VC respondents named Germany as the second best country in the world, behind the US, in advancing the field of cleantech […]
Paris headquartered Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (ERIP) has raised €150m for BioDiscovery 3, its latest venture capital fund aimed at European life science businesses. The new vehicle will make between 15 and 20 investments in therapeutic drug companies and a combination of medical technology and molecular diagnostic companies, investing up to €15m per deal. […]
Octopus Investments, the UK based alternative investment specialist, is seeking to raise up to £25m for Octopus Titan VCT 3, to follow up on the success of the Octopus Titan twin VCT which has successfully raised over £30m since its launch in November 2007. The fund’s strategy will focus on smaller unquoted UK companies. The […]