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Congratulations to LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider, which unveiled its new Aeroponic Innovation Centre and Aeroponic Rolling Bench™ product at an exclusive opening event last week. The new site, located in Bristol, and product will enable the Science Creates member company to bring the advantages of aeroponics to the global greenhouse industry at scale by combining its world-leading ultrasonic aeroponic technology with the latest industry-standard rolling bench systems. By empowering large-scale indoor growers to increase productivity and outperform annual yield targets through aeroponics, LettUs Grow aims to deliver a sustainable solution to reduce the agricultural industry’s global environmental impact. Find out more below. #deeptech #agritech #sustainability

Last week, we hosted the Science Creates Showcase to officially close the second round of our flagship Science Creates Engineering Biology Accelerator, and it was a fantastic celebration of Cohort 2.0's graduation from the UK Research and Innovation-funded programme. The Showcase brought investors, the Science Creates community and the national deep tech ecosystem together with Cohort 2.0 to provide the graduates with a vital platform as some of the UK’s most exciting emerging deep tech companies. We also welcomed back a number of companies from Cohort 1.0 to pitch their EngBio startups one year on from our first accelerator programme. Highlights from the Showcase include: • Harry Destecroix, Founder of Science Creates, and Francis Lister, Director of Science Creates Accelerate, kicking off the afternoon with an opening speech • 6 pitches from Cohort 2.0, showcasing their novel EngBio technologies in wastewater bioremediation, AI-powered cell therapy solutions, carbon-capture based materials production and rapid diagnostics • 7 pitches from early-stage companies from all corners of the Science Creates community, spotlighting their quantum, agritech and biotech technologies • Welcoming over 70 investors and deep tech founders from across the UK throughout the day • Closing the event with networking at the 1023 Bar in Science Creates Old Market, connecting attendees with the wider Science Creates community over cocktails Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate the end of round 2.0 of our Accelerator and the cohort's hard work to grow their ideas into living, breathing businesses over the past few months. A special thank you to all of the investors who attended, hosts from the SCVC team and the UK-wide Science Creates member companies who pitched and made the Showcase a success: PhotoClear, Deep Blue BioTech, Arne Scott, Veronika Rattaj, Alex Ward, Harry Thompson, Xterna, Daniele Simoneschi, Delta.g, ReNewFood, PentaBind, Zentraxa and Transdermal Diagnostics Ltd.   #deeptech #engineeringbiology #innovation #sciencecreates

In the latest from the wastewater specialists at WASE - the team has announced a 3-year partnership with the University of the West of England! The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will see WASE and the University of the West of England combine their industry expertise and research capabilities to create a machine learning-based soft sensing platform, with the aim of developing game-changing improvements to WASE’s Electro-Methanogenesis Reactor (EMR) technology. WASE, a Science Creates member company, is unlocking the power of waste to make it the fuel of the future by working with manufacturers to maximise biogas production, turning their unavoidable waste into bioenergy, water for reuse and agricultural inputs. KTP is an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships programme integrating academic research into companies to create a positive commercial impact, enable transformational improvements, and drive innovation. Keep reading below to find out more. #deeptech #wastewater #innovation

Japan has joined the list of countries Imophoron Ltd has patented its novel ADDomer™ platform in a major update from the specialist biopharmaceutical company. The granting of this patent means that Imophoron Ltd has now secured patents in the three largest pharmaceutical markets, the US, Europe and Japan, giving the startup a strong, global exclusivity position which enhances its team's ability to lead the development of thermostable vaccines. Congratulations! Imophoron Ltd, a Science Creates member company, has created novel vaccines based on the ADDomer™ platform to provide the world with next-generation therapeutics for unmet medical needs and future threats. ADDomer™ is a patented technology for creating highly immunogenic vaccine candidates and is a multimeric protein-based, self-assembling nanoparticle scaffold. Find out more below. #deeptech #biotech #healthcare #startups

We're excited to see that QLM Technology Ltd is progressing its collaborative research into quantum gas detection after securing funding from Innovate UK and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This support comes as part of a wider three-year £13.6 million innovation in environmental monitoring programme which funds projects aimed at advancing monitoring capabilities in strategically significant areas. Under this programme, QLM Technology Ltd—a photonics technology and analytics company—will conduct the NUTMEG project, focusing on developing, constructing and testing a portable greenhouse gas sensor for environmental monitoring applications. Their project joins 18 other collaborative projects which will inform decision-making to enhance environmental resilience, protect natural resources and contribute to a sustainable future in the UK. Find out more below. #deeptech #quantumtech #environmentalmonitoring

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) needs bold innovators to accelerate global efforts to mitigate climate change - that's why neo-fossil, an engineering biology start-up at Science Creates, is engineering cells to store atmospheric CO2 for centuries. The neo-fossil team's innovative approach to CDR has secured them a spot in cohort 7 of remove's Europe Accelerator, the premier European program that accelerates startups addressing CDR solutions to deliver climate impact. This two-staged 6-month accelerator program will see neo-fossil supported through their entrepreneurial journey with specialist coaching, non-dilutive funding and access to a global CDR community to progress their CDR technology. Keep reading below to find out more and to discover the rest of the cohort. #deeptech #innovation #climatetech #startups

Isomab Ltd has announced its first antibody therapeutic, ISM-001, as a Development Candidate for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), alongside a strategic collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer Ignite! Working to develop isoform-specific antibodies to treat serious and life-threatening diseases, these milestones will allow Isomab Ltd, a biotech start-up and Science Creates member company, to advance ISM-001 into pre-clinical studies as a potential first-in-class treatment candidate for PAD. With PAD affecting 230 million people worldwide, the progression of Isomab Ltd's innovations could improve millions of lives across the globe. Find out more below. #deeptech #innovation #biotech

Extracellular is now ISO 22000 certified! Extracellular is a development partner dedicated to supporting cultivated meat and seafood companies, and this ISO 22000 certification validates the team's commitment to global standards of quality assurance, manufacturing and business. Working to scale research, development and manufacturing capabilities for sustainable biotech, this is a key step in Extracellular's journey as the first-choice manufacturing partner for the future bioeconomy. Congratulations! #deeptech #innovation #biotech #sustainability

📣 Deep Tech founders & startup leaders: We have exciting news. Plans to open OMX, our new Deep Tech incubator in central Bristol, are swiftly coming together for a late 2025 launch. OMX will offer state-of-the-art R&D space for growing startups working in quantum and biotech. As well as the essential lab and office space needed to grow your Deep Tech venture, you'll join a strong community of impact-driven startups on a shared mission: improving the health of people and the planet through groundbreaking innovations. Interested? Let's start a conversation 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXcPgGu6 Harry Destecroix Ashley Brewer Patrick Page Fallon Francis Lister University of Bristol Research England #deeptech #innovation #startups #bristol #sciencecreates

Could glucose-responsive insulin (GRI) be the answer to transforming diabetes care for hundreds of millions of people worldwide? Carbometrics has collaborated with leading global healthcare company Novo Nordisk to conduct cutting-edge research into GRIs—a type of smart insulin that responds dynamically to varying glucose levels in blood—and their potential for revolutionising diabetes treatment, and the findings were published in today's Nature paper (Nature Magazine): https://lnkd.in/eF5vbKkX Carbometrics is a biotech startup developing the world’s most selective synthetic Glucose Binding Molecule (GBM) to support reliable and accurate diabetes management. It was spun-out from Ziylo following Ziylo's acquisition by Novo Nordisk in 2018 to accelerate the healthcare leader's development of GRIs - Ziylo was founded by Harry Destecroix, who went on to found Science Creates. As a Science Creates member company and SCVC portfolio company, Carbometrics specialises in the design, synthesis, and derivatisation of highly selective and robust synthetic Glucose Binding Molecules. Find out more about their novel tech here: https://lnkd.in/exnvPA8m It's great to see the work this team is doing to empower millions to improve their lifestyles. #deeptech #biotech #diabetescare #innovation