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Entrepreneur First’s Latest European Cohort Revealed, With Plenty Of Biotech Startups On Show
Amidst the global lockdowns and Coronavirus precautions, Entrepreneur First opted to reveal their latest cohort of European startups virtually, with plenty of biotech on show.
Atomico Sets Out Manifesto, And Call To Arms, To Realise Europe’s Biology 2.0 Potential
As Europe’s deep tech startup ecosystem grows into a new decade, the investment to match the potential must be available, and VCs must catch up – says Atomico’s Irina Haivas.
New Breed Of Biotech Investors Show Their Hand With $10 Million Investment In London Startup LabGenius
In leading the $10 billion investment in LabGenius, two U.S. venture capital funds Lux Capital and Obvious Ventures reveal a biotech investing strategy not seen from the old guard of life science financing.
Meet The Startup Revolutionizing The Language Of Biology
London-based startup Synthace is on a mission not just to digitize the lab, but to revolutionize the way biology is done with one simple idea: a universal language. With their software platform Antha, they are harnessing the power of the digital world …
Entrepreneur First’s Latest Demo Day Showcases Their Move Into Biotech
On Wednesday, Entrepreneur First (EF) held their first tri-city demo day, with 29 startups from their London, Paris and Berlin cohorts pitching their ideas to investors, press and partners. With ten companies focused on biotech, it seems a shift in foc…
Theranos Is A Cautionary Tale For European Deeptech: Staring Our Complicity In The Face
With the release of Alex Gibney’s new Theranos documentary ‘The Inventor’, deeptech startup audiences in Europe must realise that we must accept our own role in the propagation of hype, and ensure we stare our complicity in the face if we’re to futurep…
The AI Investor View: What Does 2019 Hold For European AI Startups?
What does 2019 hold for the AI field? This was my question to Azeem Azhar, a strategist, investor, product entrepreneur and analyst, with a hugely popular newsletter Exponential View. He is Senior Advisor for AI to the CTO of Accenture, and a Venture P…
The Biotech VC View: What Does 2019 Hold For European Health Startups?
What does 2019 hold for biotech? This was my question to Irina Haivas, Principal at Atomico. We chat about the evolution of the biotech space in 2018; how and why investors with more digital backgrounds are moving in; and which companies, funds and con…
Finnish Blood Testing Startup Is Going Beyond The Theranos Dream
Finnish blood testing startup Nightingale is looking to solve the global burden of chronic disease. With interest in blood-testing startups growing, I sat down with CEO Teemu Suna to find out how they plan on building personalized healthcare, and how t…
Blockchain Genomics Startup Wants To Make You Money With Your DNA
London-based blockchain startup Genomes.io is on a mission to protect and productize DNA. By sequencing and securely storing full genome sequences using blockchain technology, industries such as pharma and insurance will be able to query an individual’…
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