Hot on the heels of a £4m Horizon 2020 grant, the Company concluded a couple of major pharma deals and opened it’s first overseas office. Back in December 2017, TCB announced a strategic collaboration with Boston-based Bluebird Bio to develop gamma-delta CAR-T products for both solid and haematological cancers, commercial terms included a £14 million upfront payment, subsequent potential R&D support and commercial milestone payments....
Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation has today announced an investment of £33 million in one of its subsidiary companies, Vascutek Limited, located near Glasgow. The investment has been approved for the major expansion of Vascutek’s headquarters and manufacturing facility at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire to help drive further growth for the global medical device company. Vascutek produces a wide portfolio of implants with a particular focus on treating patients...
Following great success last year, a second cohort of future leaders have begun the 2018 Leadership Masterclass programme for Life and Chemical Sciences, with day one providing the chance to challenge parliamentarians and to see inside the magnificent debating chamber at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood Edinburgh. The programme, designed for emerging leaders of growing companies, aims to help speed up growth by learning key...
The wealth management arm of financial services giant UBS has revealed major investment in Edinburgh as it prepares to move to a larger site in the city where it is looking to double its headcount. The firm is currently based in Wemyss Place in the city centre, but has signed a ten-year lease on new premises at 1 St Andrew Square as it looks to...
Concept Life Sciences, the integrated drug discovery, development and analytical services and environmental consultancy company, has announced the completion of its acquisition by Spectris plc , the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company. Spectris has acquired the Concept Life Sciences Group of companies from Equistone Partners and company management, for a purchase consideration of £163 million, on a debt and cash-free basis. Concept represents a new,...
Heriot-Watt University spin out company, uFraction8 wins Higgs prize for Technology and Innovation in the Scottish EDGE business competition. The company, which was co-founded earlier this year by Dr Brian Miller and Dr Monika Tomecka, triumphed over some of the country’s most exciting business ventures to win the £100,000 prize for its innovative filtration system capable of separating bacterial and other biological cells from liquid....