| 2009 |
| December |
| Midven launches new early stage fund and seeks investments |
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| November |
| Advantage Growth Fund exits Scriptswitch generating stellar return for its investors |
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| October |
| Successful Quarter for Rainbow Seed Fund Investment Portfolio Raises Over £22m |
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| Midven Exits Autochair - second profitable exit for HSBC fund |
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| ScriptSwitch win national final of th Venture Capital backed CEO of the Year by the BVCA |
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| Crescendo Biologics Raises £4.5 million in seed-funding round |
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| September |
| Midven raises stake in broadband innovator |
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| Brian Blakemore appointed as new non-executive chairman |
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| Mike Washburn,CEO of Scriptswitch, has won the 2009 BVCA award for the venture capital backed CEO of the year - Midlands region. |
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| July |
| Midven Ltd has appointed Julie Newman as new non-executive director |
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| Cytox announces excellent results from clinical study |
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| Celtic Pharma Leads £13.1 investment in Novacta Biosystems |
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| June |
| Cytox raises funds from US VC alongside existing Business Angels and AGF |
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| Suzie Branch Director of BHMG Marketing is crowned young professional of the year 2009 |
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| May |
| NHS Trust Orders Intelligence Solutions from Ardentia to support Foundation Trust Application |
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| Cellcentric widens drug screening in Shanghai |
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| April |
| ScriptSwitch wins Queens Award for Enterprise |
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| March |
| Warwick Effect Polymers Ltd raise a further £1M of Investment |
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| Simworx launch 4D Cinema at Drayton Manor Park |
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| Lite thru introduces its TRS100 Rapid Assay System at Pittcon 2009 |
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| February |
| CellCentric Expands its Leadership Team |
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| January |
| Parsons transfers to 21Net the operation of the Internet services on board VIA Rail Canada's Windsor-Quebec City Trains |
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| Comply Serve Secures £800,000 In Funding Round |
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| CellCentric and Takeda Collaborate on Epigenetic Programme |
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| Novacta Therapeutics Achieves First Milestone from the Wellcome Trust's Strategic Translational |
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| 2008 |
| December |
| Dynamic Change recognised as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK |
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| Procarta Biosystems Strengthens Management Team |
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| November |
| LiteThru scoops IET Innovation Award |
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| Microvisk Technologies attracts top US Chairman |
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| October |
| Rainbow Seed Fund expands having secured a further £1.5m share of the UK Governments Public Sector Research Exploitation (PSRE) Fund. |
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| August |
| 21 Net secures £2m of further funding from existing investors, including AGF |
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| July |
| Successful Trials for Eco Alert |
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| LiteThru secures £750,000 investment in round led by Oxford Technology Enterprise Capital Fund. |
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| June |
| RSF invests in Procarta Biosystems alongside Iceni Seedcorn Fund |
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| i-Solutions secures further £1.9m investment in round led by Antrak Capital and Herald Ventures. |
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| May |
| Environmental Technologies Fund leads £5m investment into Novel Polymer Solutions. |
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| April |
| Concurrent Thinking secures further funding from Oxford Capital Partners, Mercia Fund and AGF. |
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| P2i attracts investment from Unilever Ventures. |
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| Silver Lining secures £0.5m investment in round involving AGF and Catapult Venture Managers. |
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| March |
| Midven moves to new premises in Cavendish House. |
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| January |
| Phasor Solutions secures further funding from existing investors, including AGF. |
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| Microbial Solutions raises £1.2m in round led by Oxford Capital Partners and H2O Venture Partners. |
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| Novacta Biosystems has been awarded £3.5m from the Wellcome Trust. |
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| AGF invests £250,000 into Simworx, market leaders in effects theatres, simulation attractions and bespoke film content. |
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| 2007 |
| November |
| Rainbow Seed Fund celebrates its 5th anniversary. |
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| October |
| Cellcentric receives funding from corporate pharmaceutical investor Takeda Research Investment Inc. |
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| Investment team acquires Midven in Management Buy-Out |
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| 21 Net secures contract from Thalys to install its broadband system on 26 trains. |
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| July |
| AGF invests further funds into Ionic Polymers as the company secures £380,000 DTi Research Grant. |
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| AGF makes £250,000 investment into ComplyServe, developer of web-based compliance solutions for highly regulated industries. |
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| Oxsensis secures £4.36m of funding in round lead by Close Ventures. |
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| AGF secures 12 times return in partial exit of Scriptswitch. |
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| Midven backs firm which can stop over-runs like Wembley |
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| Scriptswitch Switches Backers |
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| June |
| AGF invests further into Silver Lining Solutions |
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| April |
| Oxsensis wins the individual and small business Carbon Trust Innovation Award. |
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| January |
| AGF invests in Microvisk, a Rainbow Seed Fund investment developing micro electro mechanical sensors for the international medical market |
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| RSF makes further investment into water monitoring company EcoAlert. |
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| Scriptswitch software is reported to be saving the NHS millions. |
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| 2006 |
| December |
| CDC Snaps up MVI Technology |
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| October |
| AGF secures exit as MVI is acquired by CDC Corporation |
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