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Iksuda Therapeutics raises $47 million in latest funding round to support the development of a new generation of therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.
Iksuda Therapeutics was spun out from the University of Bath in 2007, originally under the name Glythera Ltd, based on technologies created in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology to develop antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer.
Read MoreWe’re looking for partner organisations to work with us, helping to improve our students’ experience and innovative thinking when faced with real-world cyber threats.
Could you provide our teams of students with a real-world cyber security threat challenge? In teams of four our students will spend two days tackling your organisations’ cyber security threats providing you with innovative solutions for you to take forward.
Read MoreThe Earswitch was developed by a UK GP (Primary care doctor) to help people with severe communication problems to activate virtual keyboards to allow them them to communicate.
The support Earswitch received through the Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub was pivotal for the business and product development. DBAH facilitated contacts with enthusiastic and interested academics at the University of Bath, who’s fields overlapped with The Earswitch. This allowed early discussions and support, and pilot surveys, prior to formal grant funding, and also provided support & input with formulating the NIHR i4i Grant application.
DBAH also facilitated engagement with the SETsquared Scale-up Programme, that funded a bid writer for each of the 2 stages of the i4i application.
Read MoreSETsquared, a world-leading business incubator, alongside the University of Bath has launched a new business support programme aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West of England interested in exploring how innovation to become more sustainable can benefit their business or who are already developing a sustainable technology.
Read MoreCongratulations to SETsquared Bath member, The Washing Machine Project who has announced that it has secured a three-year fundraising commitment from Electrocomponents plc.
The essential funding will enable the deployment of at least 7,500 washing machines in 10 countries, to positively impact 100,000 people. Electrocomponents’ support will extend to encouraging its employees, customers and suppliers to contribute through fundraising and volunteering activities.
Read MoreSETsquared has released data which shows that companies supported by University of Bath including SETsquared Bath, have raised £25.5m worth of investment from private and public sources in 2020. This is also reflected in the national picture whereby companies in the SETsquared Partnership ecosystem raised a record level of investment totalling £616m in 2020, which represents a 40% increase on 2019.
Read More3DMP’s flagship product (TOKA), is a patient specific solution for a form of knee preserving surgery known as High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO).
Currently TOKA offers device personalisation based on individual patient anatomy, matching their geometry (shape). However, 3DMP want to increase this personalisation by also meeting the individual biomechanical loading requirements. Following discussions with orthopaedic surgeons, this has been identified as the optimal way to provide individualised treatment.
Read MoreCongratulations to Bath-based new SETsquared members and cleantech startup Greener, who have successfully raised £142,000 in pre-seed funding – with part coming from the Innovate UK Sustainable Innovation Fund. Greener reached their ambitious pre-seed funding target just ahead of their pre-launch account creation availability at the end of April.
Read MoreFind out who the winners were at the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub end of programme awards ceremony!
Open to a public vote there were five awards up for grabs with winners each receiving a plot of land from Co-forest, a local carbon offsetting forest planting organisation. These prizes signified the lasting legacy of the three year programme where real change for good has been made and will continue to do so.
Read MoreSETsquared Bath member Neuro, a start-up founded by University of Bath graduates Paul Hetherington and Oscar Rovira has been awarded a place on the highly competitive US based Y Combinator accelerator.
In 2019, Paul Hetherington was awarded a place on the University of Bath Alumni Innovation Award scheme where he was funded and supported by the University and SETsquared for a year to start the business.
Read MoreThe Rising Stars competition is the only national tech scaleup competition in the UK, designed to showcase the most exciting companies at Seed to pre-Series A investment stage. The winners have been selected through a rigorous competition process, with more than 330 applications received. Expert judges selected 10 ‘Rising Stars’ and 2 winners for specific award categories - environmental and diversity.
Spherics dazzled the judges and went on to be chosen as the national winner of the ‘Rising Star Net-Zero’ award. The accolade recognises the best net zero company in the competition and the category represents the best of climate tech. Congratulations to George and the team!
Read MoreSTBAH was the UK’s first business acceleration hub dedicated to help set up and grow a new generation of innovative small firms in the sustainable technologies sector. This pioneering hub has helped to underpin the reputation of the West of England as both a magnet for sustainable and low carbon businesses and as a centre for innovation.
To mark the end of the programme STBAH are hosting a showcase and awards event. All those who participated in the programme, as well as key-stakeholders will be invited to the event, where key successes will be highlighted, signposting for future business acceleration support and award winners will be announced.
Read MoreBack in January we shared the news that two students from our University of Bath Entrepreneurship Programme had made it through to the final of the NatWest 10k pitching challenge! The challenge started back in November 2020 as part of the NatWest Business Builder programme which is available to anyone starting a business.
We are extremely pleased to announce that James Russ and co-founder Andrei Petrus, Mechanical Engineering with Integrated Design Engineering - Researching Biomedical Infomatics at the University of Bath were the runners up in the competition with their start up business, Testmyteeth.
Read MoreHere at SETsquared Bath we find ourselves predominantly surrounded my men. It’s known that there are less female entrepreneurs and women business owners in general but when you add technology, digital innovation and engineering to the mix we know we need to do more to encourage, engage, support and celebrate the women in our industry. We work hard with the University of Bath to encourage more female students to embark on entrepreneurial journeys whilst studying and listen to our female students to learn more about their needs to be able to shatter more glass ceilings in male dominated industries.
Read MoreApplications for the 2021 Spring edition of Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase are now open until the 1st March.
The competition will allow up to 12 of the most exciting early-stage tech and digital startups in the South West and South Wales the opportunity to pitch to a room of investors from across the region and beyond at the Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase on 29th April 2021.
Read MoreGradInvest 2021 is now live! Graduates from this coming Summer and up to three years previous can apply for a place to pitch for up to £250k.
The event is a fantastic opportunity to hone your pitching skills, gain feedback from real investors, SETsquared programme managers, experienced entrepreneurs and mentors and to promote your business to a wider network.
You’ll have the opportunity to pitch your ideas in front of an audience of over 100 early-stage investors, mentors, accelerators/incubators, policy makers and significant strategic partners.
Read MoreThe West of England has a growing digital sector and growing demand for specialist digital skills to drive recovery and growth, close the skills gap and fill vacancies.
The new £2M Digital Skills Investment Programme is a key part of West of England Combined Authority’s Recovery Plan. The programme will support:
Basic digital skills and access – to build capacity to increase access and take-up;
Medium to high-level digital skills – to build on skills interventions and assets in the region to create a multi-partner approach to deliver short, innovative, bespoke training courses addressing digital skills gaps.
“The support from DBAH was absolutely invaluable for my team and I and I’d highly recommend anyone starting out on their business journey to take advantage of business support programmes such as the DBAH.”
The DBAH is a business support programme which is fully funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The support is bespoke and tailored to your business need. Learn more about the programme and apply to participate in the programme via the online registration form, https://www.dbah.org/.
Read MoreWoolly Shepherd have worked with a diverse range of customers ensuring that venues such as restaurants and schools have the best acoustics by using the right products for the relevant environment.
Woolly Shepherd initially applied for business consultation support through the funded ERDF programme, the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub - a business support programme for innovating sustainable companies in the West of England. Following an initial meeting it became apparent that Woolly Shepherd were requiring help on a life cycle assessment (LCA)*.
Read MoreIn celebration of Global Entrepreneur Week last November, NatWest Business launched a new competition #GEW10K where they showed new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs how to write a 60-second pitch, with the chance to take home £10,000!
Hundreds of people took part and entered their 60 second pitches so we’re delighted to find out that two of our students have made it through to the final!
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