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News Spinout 28 Oct 2024

Biotech spinout Kynos Therapeutics acquired by Dr Falk Pharma

Biotechnology spinout Kynos Therapeutics has been acquired by clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH, which will develop Kynos’ KMO inflammation inhibitors for the treatment of acute pancreatitis.

News Spinout 3 Oct 2024

Spinout Resolution Therapeutics announces £63.5 million Series B financing

Biotech spinout Resolution Therapeutics has announced it has raised £63.5 million in a series B financing round led by healthcare investor Syncona Ltd.

News Startup 24 Sep 2024

Startup MiAlgae announced a finalist in Earthshot global environmental prize

A company that grows nutrient-rich algae from whisky waste to help preserve wild fish populations has been announced as a finalist for the prestigious Earthshot Prize 2024.

News Startup 19 Sep 2024

Biotech startup MiAlgae raises £14m for new production facility

Student startup MiAlgae, which uses co-products from the whisky industry to sustainably produce Omega-3 for fish feed, has secured £14 million in funding to build an industrial scale production facility in Scotland.

News Startup 16 Sep 2024

Innovation nation: Converge 2024 finalists revealed

A quarter of the 28 finalists in this year’s Converge Challenge competition, which champions academic innovation in Scotland, are from the University of Edinburgh.

News Spinout 12 Sep 2024

Energy storage spinout Exergy3 raises £1M in pre-seed funding

Clean heat technology company Exergy3 has announced the successful closure of a £1m pre-seed funding round for its novel ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage system.

News Startup 6 Aug 2024

AI fintech startup Aveni raises £11 million in Series A investment

University AI fintech startup Aveni.AI has announced one of the largest Series A investments in a Scottish business this year, amounting to £11 million. The round was led by Puma Private Equity with participation from Par Equity, Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide.

News Partnership 4 Jul 2024

Heat storage collaboration up for global innovation prize

A University/industry collaboration is a finalist for a prestigious innovation prize, alongside Google Deep Mind and the Oxford/AstraZeneca partnership.

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Biotech spinout Kynos Therapeutics acquired by Dr Falk Pharma

Spinout Resolution Therapeutics announces £63.5 million Series B financing

Startup MiAlgae announced a finalist in Earthshot global environmental prize

Biotech startup MiAlgae raises £14m for new production facility

Innovation nation: Converge 2024 finalists revealed

Energy storage spinout Exergy3 raises £1M in pre-seed funding

AI fintech startup Aveni raises £11 million in Series A investment

Heat storage collaboration up for global innovation prize

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