Invizius, a University of Edinburgh spinout whose technology promises to improve the lives of millions of dialysis patients, has been named Best Innovative MedTech company at the prestigious OBN Awards.

Foresight Group LLP has announced a £1.9 million investment supporting the buy-in management buyout of specialist printed plastic card manufacturing business, Company Cards Limited.

BEAM, the investment platform created by Bamboo Capital Partners, has announced a partnership with BBOXX to bring greater access to clean, reliable and affordable energy in Togo, powering economic growth and transforming lives.  This partnership follows and supplements the agreement signed by EDF, the world’s leading electricity company, and BBOXX, a next generation utility. Both companies will provide a reliable, affordable and CO2-free contribution to the Togo Government’s electrification programme, known as ‘CIZO’, which aims to supply over 500 000 households with solar home systems by 2030.

On the heels of a strong 2017, the European economy has suffered a disappointing 2018 so far. 

SmallBusinessPrices.co.uk has delved into exclusive data to highlight the extent of the UK gender imbalance disparity.  The research shows data such as the disparity in higher education, women’s roles in certain professions and the proportion of women in high-power roles amongst different industries. 

GTR Ventures, the world’s first investment and venture-building platform specialized in trade and supply chain, has announced an investment in Orbitt – a pan-African focused fintech deals platform.

W2, a provider of SaaS, B2B software solutions and services has today announced it has completed a £3million Series A round of financing with investment from investors Mercia Technologies PLC and the Development Bank of Wales.  This substantial funding builds on an exceptional year for W2 which saw a rapidly growing list of clients, key employee appointments and market momentum in target sectors such as emerging payments, betting and gaming.

A range of perspectives on all aspects of the Budget.

Bitcoin’s influence and dominance of the cryptocurrency sector will “drastically reduce” in its second decade, with the crypto market likely to expand by “at least” 5000% in the next 10 years.

Wahed Invest, the UK’s first halal online investment platform, has raised an additional £6m this year from existing investors to expand the reach of its global savings solution. The online investment platform received the funding from existing investors, Boston based Cue Ball Capital, and BECO Capital, a Middle Eastern Venture Capital fund known for backing a variety of regional start-ups. This brings its total funding to nearly £12m since inception and has raised Wahed Invest’s valuation to over £75m.

The British Business Bank, the UK government-owned economic development bank, has announced a second £51m tranche of funding for Henry Howard Finance under the Bank’s ENABLE Funding programme. The transaction is the latest made under the programme, which aims to increase the supply of finance to smaller businesses in the UK looking to acquire business critical assets to boost their growth. 

Suffolk-based biotechnology company, PBD Biotech Ltd, has announced that its key technology patent has been granted by the European Patent Office, covering its Actiphage technology that allows the sensitive and specific detection of live bacteria within six hours.