Carocell Bio is innovating by developing patented anti-inflammatory peptides delivered via nanoparticles to address severe inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis. Their primary peptide, JEL0305, not only halts inflammation but also prevents its initiation, as evidenced by its effectiveness in reducing inflammation in human AD biopsies and burn tissue. With AD impacting a substantial population and costing $21 billion yearly for unsafe treatments, Carocell Bio's safer peptide remedy has the potential to avert AD recurrence. Additionally, their pioneering approach to skin-related inflammation involves topical peptide products that target mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), a crucial element in inflammation. This breakthrough offers promise for managing and forestalling AD and mitigating skin aging.
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PULMOBIOMED is addressing the failings of current lung tests, which are expensive, infrequent, and invasive. Their so-called "clinically proven" solution claims to offer non-invasive liquid samples from deep within the lung, promising affordable tests for lung diseases. They assert that their product can empower clinicians to diagnose and treat conditions like lung cancer and infections, even though there's limited evidence to support these claims. With a few customers in the USA and Australia, and vague partnerships in the EU, PULMOBIOMED hopes to disrupt the asthma diagnostics market by introducing what they call a comprehensive diagnostic test for asthma, despite the skepticism around their capabilities.
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£295,000
GoPower offers comprehensive portable solar energy solutions, designed to save you money and reduce your environmental impact. Their user-friendly solar panels eliminate the need for complex installations, allowing easy setup anywhere. Their portable solar power stations, providing up to 1000w/1280WH at 240v, are perfect for various applications such as home offices, garden rooms, boats, events, and more. With multiple output sockets and versatile charging options including solar panels and mains electricity, GoPower provides a greener and cost-effective energy alternative.
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£10,000
Optimise BP, the debut product by Optimise Health, introduces an innovative digital solution that offers secure and efficient semi-automated blood pressure management within primary care, focusing on hypertension. This advancement is projected to lead to substantial appointment savings in the range of millions.
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£127,001
Rype addresses the dilemma of choosing between expensive or low-quality office furniture that contributes to carbon emissions and waste. By remanufacturing high-quality used office furniture, Rype offers cost-effective solutions with 80% lower carbon emissions and waste, while creating local jobs. Their mission is to significantly reduce office carbon emissions and costs through sustainable, circular economy practices, including exclusive furniture ranges made from waste materials. Rype's comprehensive services encompass furniture sourcing, remanufacturing, and employing marginalized individuals, contributing to a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible approach to office furnishings.
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Emission Solutions (EMSOL) empowers organisations to take everyday steps to reduce emissions through their real-time emission monitoring and analytics system. EMSOL's open framework platform is built with networks of sensors like air and noise pollution, vehicle tracking, and working with any asset tags and emission sensors which enables EMSOL to perform real-time measurements with location tags and calibrated sensors. Data from these platforms are easily shared on dashboards, through notifications and gives detailed real-time data on urban noise, air quality, and vehicle pollution. To date, EMSOL won Rushlight Environmental Analysis Award, achieve yearly income targets, rated 5th place in the national PowerUp Index and 4th in the London and South East region. Moreover, EMSOL also won a fully funded project sponsored by DFT to deploy EMSOL technology into the rail sector. The company will use the funds to expand its customer base and increase the number of deployment sites.
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£316,884
Receive an affordable massage at home and on-demand by easily booking straight from an app. Since the start of year, Urban Massage has delivered more than 114,000 massages and received a 4.85/5 or above rating for the level of treatment provided to their customers. The company has successfully launched in Birmingham, Manchester and Paris with an Annualised Run Rate (ARR) of 3,300% from June 2014 and in June 2018, an ARR of £10.4m.
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£3,491,730
Sudor is a purpose-built platform for fitness professionals and their clients. The company claims to provide the technology and tools to empower fitness professionals as they build their digital business. Its core vision is to disrupt YouTube's fitness section that isn't purpose-built for fitness, doesn’t support challenges, track progress, or allows for 1:1 classes etc. Sudor asserts that its platform is different. It allows trainers to earn from their first subscriber. Trainers can also upload on-demand videos, stream live classes or create challenges for their subscribers. Sudor stresses that this gives its business ultimate scalability. It aspires to dominate the digital fitness industry in the US that is set to be worth $15 billion by 2026. The company has raised £465,000 to date, won the NOAH London Startup of the Year, and signed over 200 trainers. The portal hosts over 20,000 users and has paid out over £160,000 to trainers. The company states it will use the investment to scale Sudor worldwide.
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£274,488
By combining fitness with fashion, art and design, BLOK has become a major competitor of boutique class-based gyms within London. BLOK has appeared on Britain's Next Top Model, as well as working with global stars including Anthony Joshua and Jordan Dunn.
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£891,790
BLOK is a multi-disciplinary studio and digital fitness platform. The company's first site in Clapton, Hackney opened in Q1 of 2016, followed by Shoreditch in 2018, and Manchester in 2019. In May 2020, BLOK launched BLOKtv. This launch led to nearly 2,000 people joining BLOK's classes each week with more customers joining in from 134 countries. The digital fitness market has experienced an annual growth of 33% since 2017, and BLOK aims to be the market leader in this segment. The company has hosted global stars such as Anthony Joshua, Jourdan Dunn, Kayla Itsines, Conor Benn and Alicia Vikander. BLOK's studios have also featured on programmes such as 'Britain's Next Top Model' and 'Made in Chelsea'. The company raised over £891,000 from 571 investors on Crowdcube in 2018. It will use the investment to accelerate the growth of BLOKtv and further build its digital community.
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£536,163
