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OMX hits major development milestones

An update on Bristol's new Deep Tech incubator — now accepting pre-let agreements.

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SCVC backs pioneering optical sensor startup PhovIR in £4 million seed round

Science Creates’ investment arm has welcomed University of Manchester spinout PhovIR to its investment portfolio, backing the company in an oversubscribed £4 million seed round co-led alongside Northern Gritstone.

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Science Creates partners with Pioneer to accelerate science and tech ventures

Science Creates and Pioneer Group announce partnership that will support the next generation of science and technology ventures across the UK and Ireland.

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Bringing protein sequencing into the 21st Century

Portal Biotech is on a mission to revolutionise how we study proteins — the molecules that drive nearly every function in the human body.

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Science Creates launches third engineering biology accelerator

Applications are open to join the third cohort of our UKRI-funded flagship programme.

The Portal Biotech team. Form left to right: Tim Massingham, Andy Hero, Giovanni Maglia, Selly Saini.

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Portal Biotech secures $35M Series A, backed by SCVC’s largest investment yet

The SCVC portfolio company is leveraging AI, bioengineering and custom electronics to deliver the ‘holy grail’ of full-protein sequencing — reshaping our understanding of protein biology and accelerating drug development and diagnostics.

Young seedlings under pink LED grow lights in a vertical farming setup

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Why Deep Tech? And why now?

To ensure the prosperity of our society and our planet, we must make significant advancements in health and sustainability. Deep Tech startups are our most powerful economic engines to drive these innovations.

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When food systems fail

What do we do when the status quo just isn't cutting it? We need to think outside the box — and go inside the lab.

Children from St Barnabas Primary School in The Learning Lab

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Deep Tech pioneers of tomorrow

The importance of education and outreach in diversifying and empowering the future of science entrepreneurship.

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We need a healthcare revolution - and we need it now

Our methods of diagnosing disease are fundamentally flawed, and ever-smarter bacteria are triggering a crisis of global warming proportions. What can we do to keep our healthcare system healthy?

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The Deep Tech dilemma

How relevant is product-market fit in the new era of Deep Tech startups?

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Shaking up the status quo

Why we’re building better batteries, planet-friendly packaging and a greener grid