4D Biomaterials, which has developed a new biomaterial used for 3D printing medical implants, has completed a £1.6m funding round.

The investment was led by DSW Ventures and backed by the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Mercia’s own funds, and existing investor SFC Capital.

The funding will be used to develop a range of products through partnerships with medical device companies and expand its team with the creation of five new jobs at its premises in MediCity.

 Dr James Lapworth, Warwick Innovations, who has worked closely with the founding team since 2017 to support their ICURe customer discovery process, said: “This oversubscribed investment round into 4D Biomaterials recognises the progress that the team has made since spinning out, as well as the market opportunities which the company’s unique range of biodegradable 3D printing materials could address.”

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Coventry, United Kingdom, 19^th July 2021 – NanoSyrinx, a biotech company developing a new cell engineering tool for novel targeted therapeutic modalities, has raised a further £6.2m of seed financing, co-led by incoming Octopus Ventures and existing investor M Ventures (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA. Previous investors BioCity and the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) joined the funding round along with experienced deeptech investor IQ Capital and Jonathan Milner. The round was significantly oversubscribed with high demand both from existing and from new investors.

Dr James Lapworth, Warwick Innovations, who has worked closely with the founding team since 2016 to develop the commercialisation strategy for the technology, said: “This latest investment into NanoSyrinx is a huge vote of confidence in the technology and in the team. It recognises not only the potential impact that nanosyringes could have as advanced medicines but also the entrepreneurial talent emerging from our researcher community.”

Nanosyrinx Funding Press Release

For commercial enquiries contact Dr James Lapworth, Warwick Innovations, email: j.lapworth@warwick.ac.uk

NanoSyrinx announces the appointment of Dr Jane Dancer to its Board as Non-Executive Director.

Our investor days will showcase 15 new University Spinout companies who have participated in the award winning Innovate UK funded ICURe (Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research) programme and are now seeking early-stage funding and entrepreneurial managers.

A discovery by University of Warwick spin-out company Cytecom offers a new technology for detecting bacteria in minutes by ‘zapping’ the bacteria with electricity.

Verdel Instruments Ltd - a spin-out company of the University of Warwick UK – has developed new disruptive two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) technology and raised seed investment of over £230,000 from Longwall Ventures and Innovate UK.

Warwick University spinout, Spectra Analytics, has been awarded £1m by Innovate UK to improve Primary Care using AI

Medherant Limited, the clinical-stage developer of innovative transdermal delivery products for pain and CNS diseases using its unique TEPI Patch® technology, has today announced a new £2 million investment from Mercia Technologies PLC.

The Midlands Innovation group of eight universities, including Warwick, has launched its Commercialisation of Research Accelerator Programme, and is on target to deliver against its goals to support development of spin-out companies and attract investment and skills to the Midlands region.

Warwick University’s Engineering research and a University spin out company featured on The One Show on Monday 18 March.