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Aug 4, 2020

Yourgene Health Agrees Deal for North American Firm

Molecular diagnostics group Yourgene Health has agreed to acquire a North American preparation technology company and has raised £16.1m...

Jul 26, 2020

Project HyTime makes case for hydrogen fleets

Investment in hydrogen supply infrastructure for commercial vehicles would not only cut diesel carbon emissions but also improve local...

Jun 3, 2020

Fund Managers, Mercia and FW Capital, accredited to the CBILS

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), managed by the British Business Bank, is one of the initiatives put in place...

Mar 11, 2020

Yourgene buys French firm

Manchester-headquartered molecular diagnostics group Yourgene has bought a French counterpart and raised £2.5m. AGX-DPNI S.A.S is a newly...

Jan 15, 2020

The UK-based Office for National Statistics selects SensibleCode

The UK-based Office for National Statistics, has selected SensibleCode and its privacy preserving technology CantabularTM for...

Jan 15, 2020

New Chairman and CEO roles at Placefirst

A pair of industry heavyweights have been appointed as chairman and chief executive of Placefirst and will take over from founder David...

Jan 13, 2020

Work Experience Lands Chemical Engineering Graduate Top Job

A Chester student has turned failure into success with the help of the placements with one of the many companies who work with the...

Nov 14, 2019

Ultromex secures multi-million pound Middle East contract

Ultromex is pleased to announce that it has secured a multi-million pound contract to supply its technology to Radian Oil and Gas Co....

Jun 3, 2019

Maven invests in back and posture care firm

Maven Capital Partners has led a £500,000 investment in a Cheshire-based back and posture care product specialist. Handsome has developed...

May 26, 2019

TTS Pharma Closes Private Equity Investment

Liverpool-headquartered TTS Pharma - which operates as a supply chain manager in the cultivation, manufacturing and development of the...

May 14, 2019

Glasgow Airport signs with AeroParker

Glasgow Airport signs with AeroParker for innovation in car parking and ancillary product pre-booking. AeroParker is extremely proud to...

Apr 30, 2019

Management Buy Out at Carbon Digital

Sue and Paul McHugh have completed a management buy-out of MediaCityUK's Carbon Digital. The pair co-founded the VFX and immersive studio...

Apr 22, 2019

Lancashire software provider triples workforce

A Lancashire childcare software provider has tripled its workspace in a move designed to help create 30 jobs. Private investment of £2.5m...

Apr 22, 2019

Molecular diagnostics group buys counterpart after placing success

A Manchester-headquartered international molecular diagnostics group has raised almost £12m, more than half of which will be used to...

Mar 25, 2019

North West is unicorn hub

A study by Pareto Law has found the North West of England a business hotspot for unicorns. Unicorns are high-growth start-ups, valued at...

Mar 20, 2019

ExamSoft® Acquires UK-Based Assessment Company, Liftupp

ExamSoft, a secure testing and assessment platform company based in Dallas, announces the acquisition of leading UK-based clinical...

Nov 14, 2018

Medtech spin-out raises £1.2m for growth plans

A spin-out company from the University of Manchester has raised £1.2m in funding as part of its growth strategy. Medtech start-up...

Oct 1, 2018

Premaitha Health brings in £3m

Manchester-headquartered molecular diagnostics group Premaitha Health has raised £3m. The funds were secured through 22,000,000 new...

Sep 26, 2018

ResponseTap focuses on European and US expansion with senior appointment

ResponseTap has recruited a chief revenue officer as it looks to expand into Europe and the United States. Mark Edgeworth joins the...

Aug 8, 2018

Further international growth for Texere Publishing

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and Texere Publishing Limited, an international leader in the scientific, technical,...