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News Releases


9 October 2007
Shortfuse announcement about Machinima
For Dummies
Moviestorm officially announces that
a FREE version of its machinima creation software is cover-mounted
on the newly published Machinima For Dummies ...........read

19 September 2007
OnRelay Short listed for the World Communications Awards 2007
OnRelay, lauded as a company that is 'defining
the next era of [mobile] PBX', has been short listed in the Convergence
category, part of the World Communications Awards 2007...........read

16 May 2007
Swisscom launches One Phone Business based
on OnRelay MBX
Swisscom has launched its One Phone Business
service. The service is based on OnRelay's leading Fixed Mobile
Convergence product MBX. Swisscom's announcement is the first result
of the partnership between Swisscom and OnRelay for convergence
that was announced in November 2006..........read

16 May 2007
Daniolabs acquisition by Vastox
On the 22nd of March 2007 the zebrafish
drug discovery company DanioLabs Ltd was acquired by VASTox Plc
(AIM: VOX), an innovative drug discovery company which has a broad
set of pre-clinical, clinical and discovery programmes in neurodisorders,
oncology, ophthalmic diseases, anti-infectives and others. VASTox's
drug discovery programmes are supported by the company's world leading
technology platforms in zebrafish chemical genomics and carbohydrate
chemistry.
The scientific expertise and capabilities of DanioLabs in zebrafish
biology provide a synergistic fit with VASTox's technologies and
the enlarged company will be the global force in the use of this
innovative drug discovery and development platform. For
more information please see www.vastox.com

29 April 2007
IBM and OnRelay deliver Fixed Mobile Convergence
for Wavefield Inseis
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has designed and deployed
an integrated fixed and mobile convergence solution for Wavefield
Inseis (OSE: WAVE), a leading Norwegian seismic data acquisition
specialist. The new solution replaces a mobile centrex system with
a company-wide IP telephony solution with full mobile integration..........read

27 February 2007
OnRelay and Westcon partner to deliverFixed
Mobile Integration
OnRelay, a pioneer in Fixed Mobile Integration,
and Westcon Group, Inc., a global specialty distributor of networking
and communications systems, have joined forces to deliver a new
generation of Fixed Mobile Integration to the enterprise market...........read

25 January 2007
Artimi Secures $26.5 million in Series B Funding
Funding Positions Company to Ramp Volume
Production...........read

15 January 2007
DanioLabs and Senexis Announce Collaboration on Ageing Related Diseases
DanioLabs, the neurology and ophthalmology
drug reprofiling company, today announced the signing of a strategic
collaboration with Senexis, a private drug development company,
focused on discovering new treatments for ageing-related diseases...........read

12 December 2006
Daniolabs announces encouraging clinical trial
results
DanioLabs, the neurology and ophthalmology
drug reprofiling company, today announced encouraging data from
its first clinical studies, designed to demonstrate proof-of-concept
that DL06001 could reduce sialorrhoea (drooling) in patients with
Parkinsons Disease. Clinical trials of a further compound,
DL6003, demonstrated the product had a pronounced ability to reduce
sebum production for the treatment of acne...........read

4 December 2006
Quo-Test (tm) Quenches Thirst for Rapid Diabetes
Testing
Quotient Diagnostics Ltd announced the launch
at MEDICA today of the Quo-Test Point-of-Care System which
heralds a new era in diabetes testing. By combining the simultaneous
measurement of the test's absorption and fluorescence quenching,
Quo-Test delivers in one simple step, A1C results from blood in
under 3 minutes..........read

30 November 2006
Quotient Diagnostics Completes Third Funding
Round
Quotient Diagnostics, developer of a new
diabetes testing technology, has secured its third round of equity
investment from its previous investor syndicate..........read

7 November 2006
Partnership between Swisscom and OnRelay for
Convergence
Swisscom and UK-based software vendor OnRelay
have agreed on a
collaboration for convergence in Switzerland. The collaboration
between the two companies allows Swisscom to resell OnRelays
MBX in Switzerland.........read

31 October 2006
OnRelay Strengthens its Executive Team
OnRelay, a pioneer in fixed mobile integration,
has reached profitability and is aggressively growing its organisation........read

11 August 2006
Atlas Genetics secures crucial invesment
Atlas Genetics, a company that develops
rapid tests for serious diseases including meningitis and the hospital
superbug MRSA, is the latest to benefit from the £25 million
South West Ventures Fund........read

12 July 2006
Orthos appoints Summit CS as US distribution
partner
Summit Corporate Services, Inc. (Summit),
a leading provider of customized business and outsourcing services
for the medical device industry, and Orthos Ltd. (Orthos), a leading
developer of osteobiologic and cellular technologies used by surgeons
throughout the world, are proud to announce a strategic alliance
designed to support Orthos' expansion into the U.S. Market........read

21 April 2006
Artimi successfully complete preliminary testing
Artimi Inc., the single chip Ultra Wideband
(UWB) semiconductor company developing low power WiMedia-based complete
systems solutions for Certified Wireless USB applications, announced
today its WiMedia MAC has successfully completed preliminary interoperability
testing........read

18 March 2006
Investment in Camrivox complete
The GEIF Ventures Early Growth Fund (GEIFV),
CREATE East of England Fund and a syndicate of GEIF and other angel
investors, have completed a fundraising of up to £900,000
with Cambridge based Camrivox Limited (Camrivox)........read

1 November 2005
Tissuomics raise £620,000 for innovative
development
Tissuomics, a medical technology company
founded in Cambridge in 2004, has raised £620,000 to develop
its innovative technology for the diagnosis and imaging........read

20 September 2005
Artimi Win Techonology Award
Artimi wins Frost & Sullivans 2005 Technology
Innovation of the Year Award........read

7 September 2005
OnRelay Named to the 2005 "Pulver 100"
OnRelay today announced that it has been
named to the "Pulver 100" - which is the VoIP industry's
premier listing........read
5 September 2005
Daniolabs Announces Appointment Of New CEO
Daiolabs, the world's leading zebrafish
phenotype driven drug discovery company, has appointed Tony Sedgwick
as Chief Executive Officer........read

1 September 2005
Novacta Biosystems Announces New Chairman
Novacta Biosystems announced today the appointment
of Andrew Sandham as non-executive chairman of its board of directors........read

14 June 2005
Novacta Biosystems Attracts New Investment
Novacta Biosystems, the Hatfield based biotechnology
company, has recently completed an investment round from new and
existing investors........read

13 June 2005
Nokia and OnRelay Collaborate to Create Mobile
Deskphone
OnRelay, the UK-based fixed mobile convergence
pioneer, and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the global world-leader in mobile
technologies, join forces to bring to market........read
1 June 2005
Artimi Announces World First
Artimi Inc., the single chip Ultra Wideband
(UWB) systems semiconductor company, announced it has taken delivery
of RTMI-100, the worlds first complete working single chip
UWB solution........read

4 April 2005
Daniolabs announces appointment of Non-Executive
Chairman DanioLabs Ltd (Cambridge,
UK), has announced the appointment of Dr David Chiswell as non-executive
Chairman........read
 
15 December 2004
Artimi expands its Board of Directors
Andrew Vought Joins Board of UWB Semiconductor
Start-Up Artimi.........read

29 September 2004
R&D agreement will accelerate achievement
of renewable energy resource
NOVACTA Biosystems and TMO Biotec announce
collaboration on Biofeul Research.........read
 
July 2004
Artimi Secures $14million in funding
Artimi Inc., a fabless semiconductor company
developing Ultra Wideband (UWB) silicon solutions, announced today
that it has closed a $14 million Series A funding round.........read

14 June 2004
Casient's 'Shoal' technology gets GEIF and
GEIFV support
GEIF Ventures matches angel funding in Casient,
Cambridge based creator of state of the art wireless mesh networking
technology .........read
18 May 2004
Novacta Biosystems Limited announces collaboration
with AstraZeneca
Novacta Biosystems Limited today announced
that it is collaborating in a study with AstraZeneca to produce
drug metabolites using its METABOLITE FACTORY technology .........read
1 April 2004
GEIF ventures celebrates successful first
year
GEIF Ventures Early Growth Fund, the angels
co-investment vehicle set up alongside Great Eastern Investment
Forum in April 2003, celebrates its first anniversary by announcing
the doubling of its funds to £5 million.........read

29 March 2004
Quotient Diagnostics takes top award at the
6th Cambridge Enterprise Conference
Quotient Diagnostics, an early-stage company
developing point-of-care diabetes testing equipment, took the top
prize of £5,000 in the Enterprise Launch Pad competition,
which reached its finale at the 6th Cambridge Enterprise Conference
on Friday March 26.........read

29 March 2004
GEIF Ventures announces a £100,000 co-investment
in Novacta Biosystems
GEIF Ventures Early Growth Fund, a £2.5
million fund set up within NW Brown Group in April 2003 to co-invest
alongside business angels has announced today that it has invested
£100,000 into Novacta Biosystems, alongside investment from
Great Eastern Investment Forum (GEIF) members, including Westgate
Hall........read

11 March 2004
Artimi Demonstrates Complete End-to-End Ultra
Wideband System
Announces First Silicon from Foundry - Artimi
Ltd, the fabless semiconductor company developing UWB silicon solutions,
announced today that it had successfully demonstrated its UWB wireless
technology to select customers and investors........read

10 March
2004
Cisco Systems Awards OnRelay Global ‘Application
of the Month’
International recognition opens new doors
to Cisco channels - Surrey, UK, 10 March 2004, Cisco has named OnRelay’s
MBXTM (Mobile Branch Exchange) v. 2.2 for Cisco CallManager 3.3(3)
as its global Application of the Month for March. .......read

20 January 2004
GEIF Ventures mean real business
Portfolio Companies Among “50 To Watch”
- January 2004, Cambridge UK. GEIF Ventures, a £2.5 million
fund set up within NW Brown Group in April 2003 to co-invest alongside
business angels has announced that four of its investee companies
have been named in the Real Business™ 2004 “50 to Watch”........read

26 November 2003
GEIF Ventures matches business angels with
a £100,000 co-investment in Spice Inns
26 November 2003, Cambridge UK. GEIF Ventures,
a £2.5 million fund set up within NW Brown Group in April
2003 to co-invest alongside business angels has announced that it
is to invest £100,000 into Spice Inns, alongside Great Eastern
Investment Forum (GEIF) business angels.......read

27 October 2003
GEIF Ventures invests in Artimi
October 2003, Cambridge UK. GEIF Ventures,
a £2.5 million fund set up in April 2003 to co-invest alongside
business angels has announced that it is to invest £100,000
into Artimi Limited alongside Great Eastern Investment Forum (GEIF)
members and other parties......read

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