Frontier IP on the rise as portfolio company Exscientia mulls initial public offering
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Frontier IP Group PLC
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Frontier IP unites science and commerce by identifying strong intellectual property and accelerating its development through a range of commercialisation services. A critical part of the Group's work is involving relevant industry partners at an early stage of development to ensure technology meets real world demands and needs. The Group looks to build and grow a portfolio of equity stakes and licence income by taking an active involvement in spin-out companies, including support for fund raising and collaboration with relevant industry partners at an early stage of development.
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Frontier IP Group’s UK based portfolio company Exscientia Limited ("Exscientia") announced yesterday that it was entering into a US$70 million collaboration, over a four-year period, with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Strategic Inve
Frontier IP portfolio company Exscientia in Covid collaboration with Gates Foundation
Exscientia will use its technology platform and in-house expertise to discover and develop five phase 1-ready assets
Frontier IP provides additional funding to graphene-focused Cambridge spin-out
CamGraphIC was spun out of Cambridge University to develop key graphene-based products that are seen in the telecoms industry as key enablers for 5G technologies
Frontier IP Group’s Pulsiv appoints new CFO
Adam Westcott will join Pulsiv from AMTE Power, an AIM-listed developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells
Frontier IP portfolio firm Nandi Proteins appoints new CEO
David Flower previously served as managing director, Europe, for Boon Rawd Brewery, the maker of Singha beer, as well as MD for home baking at Kerry Foods
Frontier IP says Pulsiv has beefed up its board after fundraising
Pulsiv's technology improves the efficiency with which alternating current, AC, is converted into direct current, DC, and vice versa
Frontier IP Group beefs up management team at The Vaccine Group
"We are working to strengthen management teams across our portfolio," said Frontier's CEO, Neil Crabb
Frontier IP's portfolio firm Exscientia unveils results of SoftBank-led funding round
The investee, which uses AI to create pharmaceutical drugs, raised US$225mln and also has access to an additional US$300mln from SoftBank at its discretion
Frontier IP sees maturity spread across portfolio companies
The investment firm focuses on providing consultancy services to universities and other research organisations to help them commercialise any intellectual property arising from their research
Frontier IP reports strong rise in profits as portfolio value expands
The AIM-listed firm reported a pre-tax profit of £3mln, up 45% year-on-year, while the fair value of its investment portfolio increased by 21%
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Frontier IP portfolio firm Fieldwork Robotics raises funds to accelerate harvesting robot development
Fieldwork has raised £675,000 from existing and new investors, which Frontier said will allow it to scale up a fruit harvesting robot to bring it to market
Frontier IP Group hails board appointment at portfolio company Alusid
Alusid has appointed David Taylor, former CEO of Amec Developments, a director of the Olympic Development Authority, and chairman of HullCityBuild and Elevate East Lancashire
Frontier IP portfolio firm inSignals receives investment from Portuguese venture capital group
The company said the €100,000 investment will help to accelerate the validation and development of inSignals technology to aid deep brain stimulation surgery on patients suffering from Parkinson's disease
Frontier IP investee AquaInSilico awarded UN grant
AquaInSilico will receive US$250,000 as part of a two-year project to help protect and conserve the coastal marine environment around the Cape Verde archipelago in West Africa
Frontier IP says investee Exscientia completes US$100mln funding round with BlackRock funds
The founding was backed by Novo Holdings, Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital
Frontier IP says valuation of Pulsiv Solar stake has risen following tech company's fundraising
Pulsiv Solar has raised £890,000 in new money to accelerate the development and scale-up of its technology, which improves the energy efficiency of power converters
Frontier IP Group says partnership with FCT NOVA proving to be a corker
A new technology that reduces the chance of wine becoming "corked" has been unveile, which Frontier IP's partner, FCT NOVA helped develop
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Frontier IP appoints City veteran as corporate relationships director
Darren Winter, a former senior sales director whose experience includes sales director roles at HSBC, has been appointed to assist Frontier's portfolio companies with their fundraising requirements
Frontier IP notes portfolio company Elute Intelligence successfully raises £250,000 through first equity funding round
The investment, made by private investors in return for a 10% equity stake, values Elute at £2.5mln post-money, and Frontier IP's holding of 41% at £1.0mln
Frontier IP portfolio firm Cambridge Raman participates in European medical imaging project
The CRIMSON consortium includes 10 organisations aiming to develop faster and more accurate technologies to provide highly detailed images of cells and tissue
Frontier IP welcomes new grant for portfolio company, Fieldwork Robotics
Rui Andres, Fieldwork Robotics' chief executive officer, said: "Innovate UK has been following our work closely, and we are very grateful for the continued support."
Frontier IP shares are a buy for broker VSA
“We believe that Frontier IP represents an excellent opportunity for investors to gain exposure to early-stage technology companies,” the broker said
Frontier IP Group higher as portfolio firm Alusid receives investment from UK government’s Future Fund
The £125,000 investment has been matched by £100,000 from Frontier IP and £25,000 from a private investor for a total fundraising of £250,000
Frontier IP higher as portfolio value surges alongside profit jump
The investment firm noted “strong commercial and technical progress” as its net asset value climbed to 51p from 41.4p last year
Frontier IP portfolio firm The Vaccine Group inks collaboration deal to tackle diseases in pigs
The collaboration will work to develop a vaccine for porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus, one of the most economically damaging diseases in the global pig industry
Frontier IP hails portfolio company's cauliflower harvesting collaboration with Bonduelle
Fieldwork has already made strong progress with a raspberry-harvesting robot in collaboration with Hall Hunter Partnership
Frontier IP says portfolio company Nandi Proteins raises £720,000 including UK government investment
The UK Government's Future Fund contributed a £360,000 investment
Frontier IP portfolio firm Fieldwork Robotics receives continuity grant to support work through pandemic
The £84,000 grant from Innovate UK will be used to support Fieldwork’s plans to expand its team and develop facilities amid “growing interest" in its agricultural robot technology
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The Company has made its first technology investment in Acuity Risk Management Ltd, (‘Acuity’), which operates an award winning software business specialising in risk management. Acuity’s business is the supply of its proprietary software,
Frontier IP higher as it appoints former Bango VP as software commercialisation director
In the new role, Mark Rosten will be focused on identifying opportunities and driving forward software development and projects across the group’s portfolio
Frontier IP flags commercial release of a patent reader product
The product, developed by Frontier portfolio company Elute, works in a completely different way to conventional search engine technology
Frontier IP portfolio firm Pulsiv Solar receives investment from UK government during fundraising
The government has invested £250,000 through its Future Fund, set up to support innovative businesses through the coronavirus pandemic
Frontier IP raises £2.33mln through oversubscribed share placing
CEO Neil Crabb and non-executive director Mike Bourne participated in the share offer, with the former acquiring 54,545 shares, lifting his stake to 5.43%
Frontier IP investee Cambridge Raman Imaging raises £250,000
It is the first external equity investment in the company and values it at £1.5mln
Frontier IP says portfolio firm AquaInSilico wins grant to commercialise wastewater treatment software
The grant from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology is expected to allow AquaInSilico to build on its collaboration with a European water and waste management group
Frontier IP higher as it highlights commercial and technical progress at portfolio company Pulsiv Solar
Pulsiv, in which Frontier owns an 18.9% stake, is also in discussions with investors to raise further funding at a “significant premium” to its book value
Frontier IP says nature-inspired computing portfolio company, Celerum to support software development for marine logistics firm
Nature-inspired computing includes particle swarm optimisation, based on how birds and fish behave in flocks and schools, and genetic algorithms, software techniques based on natural selection and evolutionary genetics
Frontier IP rises as portfolio firm Fieldwork Robotics inks deal with Bosch to accelerate development of harvesting robots
The IP investor said the German engineering group will help Fieldwork optimise its robotic arms and develop software to reduce cost and increase their speed
Frontier IP hails the progress of portfolio company The Vaccines Group
Frontier said the headway made by TVG during the past year is likely to result in a "material valuation uplift” of its stake in the business
Frontier IP says gum disease project receives proof-of-concept grant
Built around the work of Cambridge researcher Dr Ioanna Mela, the investigation will attempt to identify at least one DNA nanostructure to take forward into commercial development
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Frontier IP Group says Elute Intelligence launches Patent Reader product to user group
The group includes users from multinationals, high-tech SMEs and professional IP services providers whose feedback will be used to refine the functionality of the product
Frontier IP Group says portfolio company Exscientia has raised $60mln through a Series C financing round
The new capital will be used to expand Exscientia's existing portfolio and pipeline and to accelerate international expansion, including in the USA
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Banquet Buffet Frontier IP Group 69.5p £35.22m (AIM:FIPP) The Specialist in commercialising intellectual property, notes that portfolio company Exscientia, a world leader in AI-driven drug discovery, has entered into a collaboration with US
Frontier IP portfolio firm Exscientia enters drug discovery collaboration with SRI International
The agreement will see Escientia and SRI implement a new approach to drug discovery using automated synthetic-chemistry and AI
Frontier IP says portfolio firm Molendotech raises funds to accelerate development of bacteria tests
The group said Molendotech’s testing technology has attracted “strong interest internationally” from potential customers concerned about secondary infections during the coronavirus pandemic
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Ariana Resources 3.45p £36.56m (AIM:AAU) Preliminary production results for the quarter ended 31 March 2020 for the Kiziltepe Mine (50%). · Gold production for the quarter was 5,129 ounces (Q4 2019: 7,318 ounces#), exceeding average annuali
Frontier IP higher as Pulsiv Solar awarded Japanese patent
The patents cover Pulsiv’s power conversion and solar microinverter technologies and are the 13th awarded globally
Frontier IP’s Alusid launches luxury furniture brand
The Block brand, which has been launched by Alusid in collaboration with design consultancy Collective HQ, will initially make small-to-medium-sized occasional tables
Frontier IP notes portfolio company Exscientia to progress compounds that could rapidly become viable drugs for treating coronavirus
The move is a joint initiative with Diamond Light Source and Calibr, a division of Scripps Research (USA)
Frontier IP’s Elute Intelligence launches online coronavirus document reader
Elute's advanced software tools will allow researchers to search for articles mentioning terms related to the outbreak
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Frontier IP expands portfolio with software firm AquaInSilico
The new company is developing tools and algorithms to diagnose problems with wastewater treatment systems before they can be detected by humans
Frontier IP companies tackling coronavirus on numerous fronts
At end 2019, the net asset value of the portfolio was 46.6p, up from 41.4p in June, while cash balances stood at £4mln
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Frontier IP partners with University of Lisbon for tech transfer competition
The ScienceIN2Business competition invites academics to put forward projects with commercial potential, five of which are then chosen to be taken further
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Coronavirus vaccine news "false dawn" for markets, analyst says
The first human trials have started in the US while Russia and China are ramping up developments too
Frontier IP investee company making significant progress; has started work on vaccine to prevent animal to human spread of coronavirus
Frontier chief executive Neil Crabb lauded the progress made by The Vaccines Group
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Frontier IP’s Cambridge Raman Imaging Limited secures €140,000 grant to accelerate development of scanning microscope
CRIL is developing a microscope which uses graphene to modulate ultra-short pulses of light to diagnose and track cancer tumours
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Frontier IP ups stake in AI logistics firm Celerum
Celerum is a spin-out from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen to commercialise the work of professor John McCall, the head of its computing, science and digital media school
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Frontier IP’s Exscientia begins clinical trial for world’s first AI-created drug
The DSP-1181 drug, created as part of a joint development agreement with Japanese firm Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, is designed to treat OCD
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Frontier IP delighted with first funding round for The Vaccine Group
The fundraising values the University of Plymouth spin-off at £9.5mln, thus giving an assumed value of £1.6mln to Frontier’s 17% stake.
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Frontier IP’s Fieldwork Robotics raises £298,000 in first funding round
The fundraising values Fieldwork at around £5.05mln, while Frontier’s stake is now worth £1.36mln compared to its previous value of £415,000
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Frontier IP’s Exscientia signs £200mln collaboration deal with Bayer
Exscientia will initially work on three projects focused on accelerating the discovery of small molecule drugs using its AI-powered discovery platform, Centaur Chemist
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Frontier IP “confident” of continued portfolio growth as profits surge 160%
The firm, which specialises in the commercialisation of intellectual property, reported a full-year pre-tax profit of £2.35mln, up from £902,000 in 2018, while total revenues jumped 81% to £4.27mln
Frontier IP appoints food & agritech and defence advisers
The appointees will deepen and expand the group's industrial partnerships and those of its portfolio companies.
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Frontier IP to take stake in plagiarism detection software developer
The new company, Elute, will incorporate technology from CFL Software, which provides document analysis technology to bodies such as UCAS
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Frontier IP investee company Exscientia teams up with US biotech in AI drug discovery collaboration
Exscientia will deploy its AI drug discovery platform Centaur Chemist to design pre-clinical drug candidates for the joint venture
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FireAngel Safety feeling the heat
A look at the day's major movers, starting with Shearwater, BlueRock, Frontier Smart Technologies, Science Group, MyCelx, Immotion, Biome and Cerillion
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Frontier IP ticks up as Exscientia signs collaboration deal with Chinese biotech firm
As part of the partnership, Exscientia was entitled to become a GT Apeiron shareholder and receive milestone payments and royalties based on the clinical and commercial success of its drug discovery programmes
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FTSE 100 closes lower on day but up slightly on week as trade tensions still weigh
The UK's index of leading company shares closed Friday down nearly 23 points at 7,345
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Tertiary Minerals higher after announcing a new project acquisition in Nevada
A look at the day's major movers, including Pressure Technologies. Clontarf Technologies, Oxford Biomedica, Trafalgar Property, Yü, Proton Power and Frontier IP
Frontier IP’s Fieldwork Robotics sees success in initial trials of fruit-picking robot
Further trials for the system are scheduled for later this year, with a commercial system expected to be manufactured in 2020
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FTSE 100 closes below its opening benchmark as trade war concerns cloud market sentiment
The UK blue-chip index ended 7.78 points lower at 7,265.98, just off the day's worst level of 7,263.80 after a topsy-turvey session which saw it hit a session high of 7,314.85 early on
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Solid State sparks rally with bullish trading update
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Frontier IP selected as partner in major project to boost European marine economy
The project, Emporia4KT, is aiming to build bridges between academia, businesses and governments in order to develop innovations to boost activities such as fishing, shipbuilding, tourism and ocean-based energy
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FTSE 100 closes in red as China manufacturing data sends chill
The UK's premier share index shed over 22 points at 7,418, while the FTSE 250 shed over 86 points at 19,824
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Totally jumps as healthcare provider flags contract awards in upbeat trading statement
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Frontier IP’s Pulsiv Solar partners up with Bosch to develop solar micro-inverter
Frontier, which holds an 18.9% stake in Pulsiv, said the solar energy firm’s work with Bosch would be funded as part of a £288,732 project backed by a £129,929 grant from Innovate UK
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Andalas subsides after finance director resigns
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Frontier IP investee company achieves major milestone in GSK collaboration
Exscientia has delivered a lead molecule using artificial intelligence
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FTSE 100 closes in positive territory, boosted by better-than-expected US March jobs figures as Brexit uncertainty continues
Mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 was also lower, shedding around 56 points at 19,507
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Versarien boosted by completion of Graphene Council's "Verified Graphene Producer" programme
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Frontier IP’s Fieldwork Robotics wins funding to accelerate development of fruit-picking robot
Frontier, which holds a 27.5% stake in Fieldwork, said the funding would put towards a project to create a multi-armed robot prototype
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Brave Bison still on the hunt for a profit
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Frontier IP shares lifted as portfolio value jumps 27% in first half
The intellectual property investor reported that for the six months to 31 December 2018, the fair value of its portfolio had increased to £11.5mln from £9.1mln in the prior six months
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FTSE 100 ends near flat; Prime Minister May says she will resign once Brexit deal passed
Mrs May reportedly told MPs that she will resign before the next phase of the Brexit negotiations.
Frontier IP upgrades full year forecasts as portfolio firm Exscientia inks deal with biotech giant Celgene
The collaboration included an initial upfront payment of US$25mln for Exscientia in addition to “substantial milestones” and tiered royalties on net sales of any product developed
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Mobile Tornado shares blown higher on back of solid trading update
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