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Tyneside biotech business Atelerix has struck a deal which will see it break into one of the world's biggest life science markets. Newcastle University spin-out Atelerix is revolutionising how cells are stored and transported, having been formed seven years ago by co-founders Prof Che Connon, Dr Steve Swioklo and Dr Mick McLean to disrupt the cell preservation market.
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North East builders’ merchant J T Dove has announced it has raised £250,000 for CHUF (The Children’s Heart Unit Fund) over the last decade. The Newcastle business’s team last year raised £33,847, helping it to reach the milestone figure for CHUF, which provides support to children and families undergoing vital cardiac care at the Freeman Hospital’s Children’s Heart Unit and other hospitals across the North.
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More than 200 businesses across the North have tapped into a new investment fund in its first, new figures have revealed. In its first year since launching, the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) has completed the significant number of investments into small businesses, totalling more than £80m.
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Bakery giant Greggs is set to launch the next phase of its pledge to make the world a better place after hitting a number of milestones last year. The Newcastle business first created The Greggs Pledge in 2021, setting out 10 commitments aimed at improving the planet, which it outlined in its annual sustainability report. The pledge includes targets to reduce food insecurity, protect animal welfare and lower its environmental impact.
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Construction is under way on a £12m development which could bring 185 jobs to South Yorkshire. Carnell Management Services (CMS) is delivering the new commercial development called Kestrel Park, just off Junction 36 of the M1 in Barnsley, with backing from Barnsley Council’s Property Investment Fund and the South Yorkshire Jessica Fund. The new development will serve up 77,411 sqft of industrial space across seven units, ranging from 3,000 sqft to 21,500 sqft.
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Yorkshire’s Caddick Construction Group has toasted a 12% rise in revenues on the back of regional expansion and growth in residential and industrial projects. Accounts for Wakefield based Caddick Construction Ltd have been published covering the year ended August 2024, with turnover topping £355.1m, while operating profit rose from £6.8m to £6.9m, and pre-tax profit topped £8.3m, up from £7.4m.
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A County Durham firm specialising in tagging technology has sealed a further £200,000 investment to ramp up overseas work. Sedgefield based PervasID is a global market leader in fixed passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The tech has been around since the Second World War but only worked within a couple of metres of a tag until recently, with accuracy of around 80%. However, PervasID’s TrackMaster can serve up near 100% accuracy at a range of up to 20m.
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A Newcastle biotech business has secured a milestone £1.1m funding boost to ramp up its pioneering work. Nanovery has been developing nanorobots to help detect deadly diseases like cancer sooner since its launch in 2018, when co-founders Dr Jurek Kozyra and Roma Galloway wanted to launch a more efficient diagnostics solution for serious diseases, to bring more regular testing to clinicians and patients.
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A Gateshead tech start-up which has created an app that rewards users for cutting down on energy consumption has secured a £700,000 investment. Equiwatt rewards consumers for switching off appliances at peak times, allowing users to turn off appliances simultaneously as a community, leading to big drops in collective demand.
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Newcastle and County Durham-based Robson Laidler Accountants has appointed two new managing directors as long serving MD Graham Purvis retires. Mr Purvis, who has worked at the firm for 27 years and has been its managing director for the past nine years, hands over the reins to Amy Park and Nick Wilson, who will take a step up from their current roles to co-manage the £6m turnover firm.
