The United Kingdom (UK) will have a general election on Thursday, 12 December. The UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) has launched a biotech manifesto with its recommendations on how political parties can support the innovative UK life sciences sector.
Fermtech has raised £2.5m to scale Koji Cocoa™, a fermentation-based cocoa ingredient made from cocoa shells that delivers 25–33% cost savings and up to 98% lower carbon emissions.
British Growth Partnership Fund I achieves a first close of £200 million, with commitments from Aegon UK, Cushon Master Trust, M&G, and the British Business Bank.
I’m pleased to share that we are part of a new Government and industry joint taskforce to drive innovation in the UK’s commercial environment for medicines, announced last week as part of government ambitions for the Life Sciences Strategy.