Our start-up portfolio

We've built an incredible production line for start-up companies to bring early-stage technologies out of the research lab and translate them into patient benefit. Our start-up portfolio secures funding from investors around the world who believe in our world class science and the power of partnership.

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79

start-ups formed across therapeutics, diagnostics and medtech

23

start-up exits to date

£3bn

raised by our start-up portfolio

Jonathan Kwok

Infinitopes £12.8m Seed financing

Featured start-up

“This fundraise enables us to pursue our uniquely integrated strategy of selecting the right targets, with the right vectors, for the right patients, at the right time in their treatment journey.” 

-Jonathan Kwok, CEO and Co-founder of Infinitopes

Infinitopes is leading the cancer vaccine revolution. Cancer Research Horizons invested in its oversubscribed Seed funding round alongside Octopus Ventures, Cancer Research Institute, CRIS Cancer Foundation, Kindred Capital, Manta Ray, Martlet Capital, Meltwind Advisory, Saras Capital, Wilbe Capital, and expert angel investors, to support the progression of its lead asset into the clinic.

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Active start-ups

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52North

Seed | Medtech

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Achilles Therapeutics

Therapeutics

ADC Therapeutics logo

ADC Therapeutics

Therapeutics

Adendra logo

Adendra Therapeutics

Seed | Therapeutics

Akamis Bio

Akamis Bio

Therapeutics

Aletheomics logo

Alethiomics

Therapeutics

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Amplia Therapeutics

Therapeutics

Artios Pharma logo

Artios

Collaboration | Therapeutics

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Biocaptiva

Seed | Medtech

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BliNK Biomedical

Therapeutics

Cyted logo

Cyted

Diagnostics

Elaitra logo

Elaitra

Seed | Data and AI | Medtech

Enedra logo

Enedra

Pre-seed | Therapeutics

Incanthera logo

Incanthera

Therapeutics

Infinitopes logo

Infinitopes

Seed | Therapeutics

iOnctura new logo

iOnctura

Collaboration | Therapeutics

Logo of Mantra diagnostics

Mantra diagnostics

Diagnostics

Mission logo

Mission Therapeutics

Therapeutics

Myricx new logo

Myricx Bio

Series A | Therapeutics

Neobe updated logo

Neobe Therapeutics

Seed | Therapeutics

NK:IO logo

NK:IO

Seed | Therapeutics

Oligotune logo

OligoTune

Collaboration | Pre-seed | Therapeutics

Oxomics logo

Oxomics

Diagnostics

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Papivax

Therapeutics

Revitope oncology logo

Revitope Oncology

Therapeutics

Singula Bio logo

Singula Bio

Therapeutics

Spliceor logo

Spliceor

Therapeutics

Logo of Storm Therapeutics

Storm Therapeutics

Therapeutics

Logo of Stratosvir

Stratosvir

Pre-seed | Therapeutics

Stroma biosciences logo

Stroma Biosciences

Therapeutics

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Suil Vision

Seed | Data and AI

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Trogenix

Seed | Therapeutics

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Verinnogen

Early-stage capital | Therapeutics

Robin Carr

Myricx Bio’s £90m Series A financing to advance ADCs to the clinic

A founder's perspective

“We are now well positioned to build on our NMTi ADC platform and advance our pipeline as we become a clinical stage company.” 

-Robin Carr, CEO of Myricx

Myricx is pioneering the next generation of ADCs with a novel class of payload. Having supported the start-up and its leadership for several years, Cancer Research Horizons joined its Series A financing, one of Europe’s largest Series A funding rounds of the year, alongside leading life science investors Novo Holdings, Abingworth, Brandon Capital, Sofinnova Partners, British Patient Capital, and Eli Lilly.

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Exited start-ups

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Abcodia

Adaptate logo

Adaptate Biotherapeutics

Autolus logo

Autolus

Curis logo

Curis

Cyclacel logo

Cyclacel

Epistem logo

Epistem

Gamma Delta logo

GammaDelta Therapeutics

Genextra logo

Genextra

Infermed logo

Infermed

Inivata logo

Inivata

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KuDOS Pharmaceuticals

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics

The Native Antigen Company logo

The Native Antigen Company

Photo Therapeutics

Photo Therapeutics

Piramed

Piramed

Sorrento therapeutics Logo

Sorrento Therapeutics

Spirogen logo

Spirogen

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