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8th February 2021 9:18 am 9th February 2021 11:20 am As the Prime Minister pledges to “build back greener” after the pandemic, how do we give the next generation of innovative technologies the best platform to succeed? Josh Denne, Head of SME Programmes at the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), lifts the curtain on its Technology Development Accelerator Programme, and explains why it takes more than funding to help advanced technologies get to market. Whether it’s the penicillin growing in Alexander Fleming’s abandoned petri dish, or Google springing out of a sweaty student garage...

Seattle biotech startup AltPep raises $23.1M to tackle Alzheimer’s and related diseases January 14, 2021 at 3:54 pm Valerie Daggett, founder and CEO of AltPep. (UW Photo) AltPep, a Seattle-based biotech startup tackling amyloid protein disorders, has raised $23.1 million in a Series A funding round. The venture spun out the University of Washington in March 2019. Its founder and CEO is Valerie Daggett, a longtime professor in the Department of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering. AltPep is developing tools and treatments for diseases caused by amyloid proteins that are incorrectly ...