Ruth Ivory

PharmaLinks, a business dedicated to commercialising pharmaceutical research, is looking for a development partner for an immunosuppressive cytokine with therapeutic potential in inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and arteriosclerosis.

Orla Protein Technologies, a spin-out from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, is looking to raise £3 million in a series A funding round for the next stage of its development.

Researchers at Northumbria University, UK, have a developed a safe, cheap clinical waste disposal system suitable for hospitals in developing countries, and are looking for backing from investors to take the idea forward.

The Finnish developers of a new and tiny silicon-based timer circuit are looking for partners with application-specific engineering and marketing expertise to take the product further.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, have powered a fuel cell from confectionary waste. They now want to form a consortium with investors and SMEs to apply for an EU Framework grant.