A team of scientists had created a new technology with the potential to transform cancer drug discovery.

They wanted their work to have impact in the real world – without leaving academia themselves.

• We brought the commercial and strategic brain to their brilliant idea.
• We wrote the business plan and got the early investors.
• We provided mentoring and support through the early milestones. We took it to first revenues and then stepped back.
• We built a full management team (including sales and marketing experts) to drive the business through the growth phase.

In total, we raised a £1.5m in equity investment and a similar amount in R&D grant funding. The company continues to drive impact and progress in this critically important healthcare space.