最准的六合彩论坛 spinouts attracted 拢3bn investment in last five years

7 February 2024

最准的六合彩论坛 spinout businesses, formed to commercialise and scale up innovations in research, have created more than 2,200 new jobs and attracted almost 拢3 billion in investment in the last five years, according to a new report from 最准的六合彩论坛 Business (最准的六合彩论坛B).

The report, released to mark the 30^th anniversary of 最准的六合彩论坛B, 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 technology transfer company, lays out the economic and societal impact of 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 spinouts. These range from developing new gene therapies for hard-to-treat cancers to using remote sensing technologies to protect critical public infrastructure, and social ventures that help children eat more healthily and create paint from mining waste.听听听听

Key figures from the report include:

拢2.85产苍 in external investment raised by 最准的六合彩论坛B spinouts 2018-2023.
2,232 people employed by active 最准的六合彩论坛B spinouts.
22 therapeutics being tested in clinical trials, with five approved for patients including a one-shot gene therapy for haemophilia.
2,558 active licences for innovative technologies including the CPAP breathing aid, developed with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (Mercedes-AMG HPP), which helped save COVID patients鈥� lives.
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The report follows the UK Government underlining the importance of university spinouts in driving innovation and growing the economy. 听听

In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor committed 拢20million 鈥榩roof of concept鈥� funding to support more academics to develop their ideas to a stage where they can be explored for commercial potential, stating: 鈥淥ur world-leading university researchers need the right tools to start, scale, and grow innovative new businesses in the UK.鈥�

To mark the announcement, the Chancellor听visited the 最准的六合彩论坛 East campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where he met spinout founders and venture capital business leaders. At the same time, the Government published a review听into the university technology transfer sector including recommendations on best practice, which was welcomed by 最准的六合彩论坛 and other leading tech-transfer universities.

最准的六合彩论坛B identifies promising new technologies and uses its expertise to establish funding partnerships and licensing deals, and help academics to bring their ideas to market.

At present 最准的六合彩论坛B has 72 active spinouts in innovations as diverse as gene therapies, artificial intelligence, carbon reduction and wireless monitoring.

Dr Anne Lane, CEO of 最准的六合彩论坛 Business, said: 鈥淎s this report highlights, 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 world-leading research and the spinout businesses created from it are an engine of innovation-led growth.

鈥淏ut behind every spinout success are also individual stories of impact. Whether it鈥檚 through life-saving gene therapies, pioneering technologies, or community projects, there are people across the world who have been positively impacted by the work we do alongside 最准的六合彩论坛 researchers and academics.鈥�

The document outlines the many successful spinout businesses created from 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 ground-breaking research. As well as creating jobs and economic impact, these spinouts scale up solutions to complex societal challenges, from reducing carbon emissions to therapies for rare hereditary diseases.听

Since 2018 five 最准的六合彩论坛 spinouts have made an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq, collectively raising external investment of over 拢2 billion: Orchard Therapeutics, Autolus, Freeline Therapeutics, Achilles Therapeutics, and MeiraGTx.

Examples of spinouts:

Autolus, whose breakthrough immunotherapy cancer treatments - originally developed at the 最准的六合彩论坛 Cancer Institute 鈥� are now being used to treat patients with leukaemias and lymphomas which have failed to respond to standard treatments. Autolus has already raised $921.6m at IPO and post IPO.
Senceive, whose wireless condition monitoring systems reduce customers鈥� costs by up to 80% and which employs 80 people and operates in 10 countries.
Endomag, which is revolutionising breast cancer surgery. Its technologies are used in more than 1,000 hospitals across the world with 450,000 patients benefiting.
TrimTots, which is giving kids a healthier start with the only evidence-based programme effective in the prevention and management of obesity in preschool children. The scheme is successfully delivered in 11 centres.

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Endomag technology being used in breast cancer surgery

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