PepGen appoints James McArthur as President and CEO
4 February 2021
BioEscalator resident biotech PepGen, has announced the appointment of serial entrepreneur Dr James McArthur as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The McGill alumnus brings a wealth of experience in guiding early and clinical-stage healthcare ventures, including Vtesse and Tiburio Therapeutics.
Strategic collaboration announced between Enara Bio and Boehringer Ingelheim
12 January 2021
The partnership deal, worth over €876M, will enable Enara Bio to lead the discovery and validation of Dark Antigens to target lung and gastrointestinal cancers.
Theolytics raises $6.8M to advance oncolytic viral therapy against cancer
7 January 2021
Theolytics Series A funding round was co-led by Epidarex Capital and Taiho Ventures LLC with participation from existing investor, Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI).
Enara Bio adds further world-class cell therapy and immuno-oncology expertise to senior leadership team and Scientific Advisory Board
16 December 2020
These appointments will provide experienced industry leadership and perspective to support Enara Bio's rapid growth and development in key strategic areas.
PepGen secures Series A funding
10 December 2020
RA Capital Management leads $45M Series A financing for PepGen’s next-generation oligonucleotide platform targeting Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other rare neuromuscular and cardiac diseases.
Enara Bio moves to The Oxford Science Park
9 December 2020
Enara Bio relocates to The Oxford Science Park’s newest facility to expand R&D capabilities in the search for novel cancer immunotherapies.
UK BIA Antibody Taskforce reaches major milestone against COVID-19
10 November 2020
The UK Antibody Taskforce, led by Alchemab’s CSO, Dr Jane Osbourn OBE, has identified antibody combinations for a potential therapeutic antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19.
Base Genomics acquired by Exact Sciences for $410M
28 October 2020
The OSI backed venture and BioEscalator resident, Base Genomics has been acquired by the US based molecular diagnostics company, Exact Sciences for $410M.
Alchemab announced as finalists for OBN Awards 2020
5 October 2020
Novel therapeutics company, Alchemab Therapeutics, has been shortlisted in the Best Start-Up category of the 12th Annual OBN Awards.
Alchemab collaborates with leading AI institute to advance drug discovery
30 September 2020
BioEscalator residents Alchemab Therapeutics has announced a partnership with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), a global leader in machine intelligence.
Oncology expert Carsten Reinhardt joins Theolytics Board of Directors
21 September 2020
Immatics Chief Development Officer, Dr Carsten Reinhardt joins the board to boost global development of Theolytics oncolytic viral technology.
BioEscalator joins forces with BioCity and Oxford AHSN to support early-stage medical start-ups
27 July 2020
Last week the BioEscalator worked with Nottingham’s BioCity and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network to provide a series of sold-out commercialisation workshops for the entrepreneurial community in Oxfordshire and beyond.
Agile start-ups partner with academics to find COVID-19 solutions
14 July 2020
Three companies at Oxford’s BioEscalator are developing new detection methods and have discovered potential therapeutics in the fight against COVID-19.
MiroBio graduates from the BioEscalator
1 July 2020
Rapidly growing immune cell regulation company relocates to The Oxford Science Park
Ervaxx rebrands as Enara Bio
23 June 2020
Enara Bio will have a broader emphasis on the discovery and development of novel TCR-based cancer immunotherapies
Theolytics announced winners of the Santander Pitch Finale
22 June 2020
Following a fantastic event, Theolytics was announced the winner of the BioEscalator’s inaugural Pitch Finale, which was kindly supported by Santander Universities UK.
Base Genomics raise $11M
3 June 2020
Epigenetics company Base Genomics has launched with a team of leading scientists and clinicians to set a new gold standard in DNA methylation detection.
Upcoming - Santander Pitch Finale
8 May 2020
This Friday's Pitch finale will see pitches from our top 3 start-ups; Alchemab, Bioarchitech and Theolytics.
Pitch Battle @BioEscalator
17 April 2020
MiroBio won the BioEscalator’s inaugural Pitch Battle contest held digitally at the pizza social on 17 April 2020.
MoA Technology Secures Series A Funding
21 October 2019
MoA Technology secures £6.3m ($8m) of funding