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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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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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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TBC
investment:
£127,001
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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Extended
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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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Extended
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£10,000
Celestial Labs is a drone display company that combines advanced technology with organic performance. The company's proprietary 'Skytheatre' display is a dynamic, safe and green alternative to carbon-intensive fireworks and represents a new frontier for the live event industry. Composed of a creative collective of award-winning filmmakers, musicians, developers, entrepreneurs, and storytellers, the company is constantly pushing the boundaries of drone display innovation, where technology meets imagination. The Human Support division of Celestial is a not-for-profit initiative that aims to lift the spirits of those who witness Celestial's displays whilst imparting crucial information. The company aims to enlist the support and guidance of city leadership partners, industrial conglomerates, and seek grant funding.
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Vegums develop multivitamin gummies for a vegan and plant-based lifestyle. The company argues that some vitamins are difficult to get from a plant-only diet, such as vitamin D, B12, and iodine. Vegums has researched and incorporated non-animal vitamin ingredients into its products to address that issue. The company asserts that its products are 100% plastic-free and biodegradable. It claims that the number of vegans in the UK grew by 40% in 2020, and shows no sign of slowing down in 2021. It aims to become a contender in this segment. Vegums won the World Plant Award 2020 for the 'Best Plant-Based Start-Up', has a social media following of over 15,700 on Instagram, achieved 4.8/5 on TrustPilot, and scaled from selling 1 pack of Vegums to over 9,000 a month to its customers. It will use the investment for New Product Development (NPD), team expansion, and launching into new markets and countries.
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Expired
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£312,463
Yapa® is a free social app with an emphasis on your mental health. The application gives a solution to the users to have accurate changes in both mental illness and mental wellness. The application has exceeded 10,000 downloads, and it has 400,000 followers. It has elected former England and Liverpool FC goalkeeper Chris Kirkland as the first ambassador to encourage and build Yapa. The funds will be used for marketing, operation and product innovation.
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Expired
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£41,930
Almond provides businesses and consumers with a method to understand their carbon footprint and use the company's proprietary offset tools to become carbon neutral. Consumers can earn Almond Tokens when purchasing products from Almond's partnering sustainable brands. The Almond Tokens can be spent on their website The Almond certification label on products enables them to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, consumer health and building a better society for all. The core idea is to build a market that's geared towards sourcing and selling sustainable products. The green economy market is worth $4 trillion. The offset market was $300 million in 2018, having grown over 140-fold in 10 years. Almond seeks to be a market leader in this domain. It has also partnered with reputed institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (carbon analytics). With the investment, the company aims to further the popularity of its existing Almond App and have more people join its ecosystem.
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Expired
investment:
£522,540
Felcana is a patented Eco-system of connected devices: Helix, Home Hub, Micro-Location Beacons and the Felcana application which work together to monitor the pet's (cat or dogs) well-being. This Digital Pet Health Platform tracks pet's behaviour and provides the vet, rich data leading to faster diagnosis and faster treatment. Felcana has been developed by a world-class team of vets and engineers and, it has been designed and tested by using the latest materials, designs, and techniques. Felcana has won the Design Spark Award in 2017. It is making unique partnerships with leading pet industries and the UK's largest pet health plan provider, the world's top-ranked vet school and The Royal Veterinary College. The new investment will enable it to grow consumer reach and accelerate its sales.
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Expired
investment:
£343,926
