Exciting news today from IP Group Australia, who have invested into Forge Photonics, an autonomous vehicle navigation systems company aiming to disrupt the $A120 billion global market by dramatically reducing the cost of navigation systems for a range of markets including self-driving cars, marine vehicles, and defence. IP Group Principal Eeshan Kulkarni said: “We are excited by our investment in Forge Photonics, who are on their way to developing radically new architecture for navigation systems.” “Self-driving cars need to know where they are, otherwise they can crash and cause damage, injuries and death. Current navigation technology at a level that provides the desired degree of safety is uneconomical, and the solution developed by the Forge team can unlock the potential for widespread adoption.” Read more: https://bit.ly/4e3Otci
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IP Group accelerates the impact of science for a better future. As the most active UK based, early-stage science investor, we develop and support some of the world’s most exciting businesses in deeptech, life sciences and cleantech (led by Kiko Ventures). Through Parkwalk, the UK's largest growth EIS fund manager, we also back world-changing innovation emerging in leading universities and research institutions. Our specialist investment team combines sector expertise with an international approach. Together we have a strong track record of success, having backed high-profile companies including Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, First Light Fusion, Hysata, and Oxbotica. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the code IPO.
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Great news today from portfolio company Microbiotica , which has announced it has received regulatory approvals in the EU and UK to initiate Phase 1b clinical studies for its live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) in advanced melanoma (MELODY-1: MB097) and ulcerative colitis (COMPOSER-1: MB310). Congratulations to the whole team on this huge milestone! Read more here: https://bit.ly/4e11tiS #biotech #melanoma #ulcerativecolitis
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🛫 Congratulations to OXCCU TECH LTD - portfolio company within our cleantech platform Kiko Ventures - on opening its OX1 plant at Oxford Airport, a world-first demonstration plant converting CO2 and green hydrogen directly to jet fuel range hydrocarbons in a unique single-step process. This is an exciting milestone for the company on its journey to produce sustainable aviation fuel (#SAF) which will enable future generations the continued use of hydrocarbon fuels but without their climate impact. Read more below 👇
Today marks an exciting milestone for OXCCU! We’re proud to announce the opening of our OX1 plant at Oxford Airport, a world-first demonstration plant converting CO2 and green hydrogen directly to jet fuel range hydrocarbons in a unique single-step process. OX1 showcases British innovation at its best, developed through a decade of research at the University of Oxford and supported by both significant industry and government investment. This plant will set the stage for our larger OX2 plant at Saltend, helping us deliver cost-effective, scalable PtL SAF. We look forward to showing media and investors around over the coming days. Thanks to BusinessGreen for covering our news - https://lnkd.in/eQmmbFBp #SAF #PtL #Innovation #ClimateTech #OX1Plant
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A great read from Nigel Toon – a leading figure in the UK semiconductor industry, who has made a great addition to the Board at portfolio company Intrinsic – in which he discusses the huge potential of Intrinsic’s Resistive-Random-Access-Memory (ReRAM) technology. IP Group plc are proud to have backed the company with seed and follow-on investment funding since 2020 and are excited to see Intrinsic continue to grow and excel.
New ReRAM memory technology opens up the potential to bring powerful AI to small consumer devices... Mark Dickinson Dave Grimm Dr Lee Thornton Owen Metters Adnan Mehonic Anthony Kenyon Intrinsic
AI coming soon to consumer devices...
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Delighted to announce that following strong performance on portfolio realisations during the year to date, cash proceeds from exits confirmed or completed now total over £43m, a level that already exceeds the total for the whole of 2023. As a result, the Directors plan to increase the Group’s current share buyback programme by a further £10m. This will increase the current programme to a total of £30m. Since this programme was announced in December 2023, the Group has bought back 29m shares, approximately 3% of the shares in issue, for a total of £13m. The Group will also announce its half-year results on 17 September and will hold a webinar at 9am that day. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/4defxph
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Great to see Australian portfolio company ElectraLith in the Financial Times today. ElectraLith’s ambition is to develop the cleanest, most versatile and most cost-efficient method for extracting and refining lithium by developing direct lithium extraction and refining (DLE-R) technology, which could transform the sector by greatly reducing the cost of lithium mining and opening up previously unviable deposits. Read the full article below 👇 #Lithium #LithiumMining
Rio Tinto-backed start-up seeks funds for lithium breakthrough to cut reliance on China
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Congratulations to the Oxford Nanopore Technologies team on the oversubscribed £80m equity issue, welcoming Novo Holdings onto the share register. We are delighted to note the “strong demand from investors, with the transaction multiple times oversubscribed” – a great endorsement for Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3AfIKl2
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An exciting milestone for portfolio company Enterprise Therapeutics, which has today announced the dosing of the first person with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) in its Phase 2a trial of ETD001. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bUuhbx #CysticFibrosis #ClinicalTrial
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Take a read of this op-ed from Mike Molinari, Managing Director at IP Group Australia, which highlights the importance of the Strategic Examination of R&D that was announced in the recent federal budget for Australia’s future productivity and competitiveness. Originally published in The Australian, Mike encourages the review to take a broad and bold focus to ensure that Australia remains competitive in an increasingly innovative world. 👉 https://bit.ly/46hpSOv
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Some great news from portfolio company Abliva AB, who yesterday announced positive interim analysis of their Phase 2 trial. Ellen Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer of Abliva said “We are pleased with the positive outcome of the interim analysis as it highlights the positive risk-benefit of KL1333, de-risking the full study, increasing our confidence in KL1333’s novel mechanism of action and the FALCON study design.” “There are currently no approved therapies for mitochondrial disease and with over 85,000 people affected across the US and Europe, we believe KL1333 is well-positioned to address this high unmet medical need and reach blockbuster potential in key geographies. KL1333 has the potential for an expedited path to market and we are committed to rapidly advancing this important medicine towards approval, with plans to start the final wave of FALCON study recruitment in the second half of 2024.” Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/3WwLcww #MitochondrialDisease #ClinicalTrials #KL1333
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