Sphere Fluidics, an OTIF portfolio company commercialising a novel cell sorting technology for pharma research, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award for innovation recognises the Company’s achievements in patenting, developing and commercialising single cell analysis systems for biotherapeutic discovery.
Bodle Technologies, an OTIF portfolio company developing technology for reflective displays, has announced the recent hire of Andrew Pauza as VP of Materials and Engineering.
Zegami, an OTIF portfolio company commercialising a data visualisation and analysis platform, has developed a new machine learning model using X-rays of COVID-19 infected lungs, artificial intelligence techniques and data visualization tools.
In partnership with Mayfield and Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, Microsoft’s venture fund (M12) is investing $6m in four female-founded companies. As only one of only ten deeptech companies globally to be selected, OQC’s CEO Ilana Wisby pitched via weblink in mid-March. Results are expected by the end of March.
Award winning manufacturer of Graphene, 2-D Tech creates a range of graphene-based products for applications such as 3D printing, Graphene Enhanced Batteries and sporting equipment. The two firms are collaborating on the development of a range of new surface treatment technologies.