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As you may have read in coverage about the Autumn Budget on 22nd November, the government has recognised the importance of EIS and the impact it is having on start-up businesses. The annual investment threshold has now been ...

When you’re out and about and looking to grab a bite to eat, do you find it hard to find something that is both healthy and affordable? You’re not alone in that predicament. In 2011, four friends decided to offer the public a new lifestyle choice ...

In late November and early December, LIfT BioSciences received widespread international media coverage after announcing some very exciting news. The company was featured on dozens of media channels throughout the world, including the BBC, ITV, Independent Online, news.com.au, and the Daily Express.

The next Access to Finance Investment Surgery, hosted by Shadow Founder, takes place in Derby on Tuesday 28th November 2017, giving selected companies seeking growth capital a free ...

LIfT BioSciences’ patent-pending platform has been proven in the laboratory with mice, and in multiple in-vitro tests by different investigators. And now they are hoping to make their model central to the fight against cancer in the coming years.

How does the UK manage its waste? It’s no secret that the world is full of rubbish. With the population soaring at an alarming rate, so too is the amount of waste that litters the streets. Failure to dispose of waste in a proper manner can ...

Synapse has recently agreed terms with three overseas investors totalling £600k. The company has now instructed specialist legal counsel to conclude the transactions before Christmas.

In a sector that is primarily male-dominated, Isabel is an experienced and prolific entrepreneur, who has a mechanical engineering degree and holds a Masters and PhD in Energy Policy.

Everyone on the planet has been affected by cancer in some way. With one in three people being diagnosed at some point in their lives, it touches every part of life, and the need to find a cure is greater than ever.

We have something rather special happening on the evening of Tuesday, October 3rd, when two founders will be pitching their opportunities in London.

Cityzenith is pleased to announce that it has been selected from a field of hundreds of companies to participate in the Dreamit UrbanTech program, a startup accelerator founded in partnership with Strategic Property Partners---a joint venture by Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates.

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The British Business Bank has announced the first wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), with the launch of £120million of SME debt finance, which is now available to businesses across the 10 Local Enterprise Partnership areas in the Midlands.

Since launching just a few months ago, the Smart World™ big data platform has already made its way into major Smart City and Smart Campus projects from Australia to Panama to Florida. This autumn watch out for ...

Cityzenith - a company already supported by Shadow Foundr investors - are celebrating more success this week after a commitment investment of $500k from Dreamit Urban Tech, a start-up accelerator ...

Big Data is described as being “a broad term for data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. Challenges include analysis, capture, data curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, visualization, and information privacy.”

LIfT Biosciences’ aim is clear: to develop a cure for pancreatic cancer by 2021. As a socially-minded Biotech start-up, they have been developing the world’s first cell bank of cancer killing granulocytes (a type of white blood cell).

In a world where the environment is constantly being compromised, waste-to-energy development company DRENL are trying to make a positive impact. DRENL take waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, and using state of the art ...