Portfolio News

Well done to portfolio company, B-Secur, on launching its FDA approved Heartkey® 2.0 product, which should help to power the next generation of medical and consumer devices and platforms. Article from: https://b-secur.com/press/ekg-cloud-tech-improves-accuracy-in-heart-health-monitoring/ The new cloud-based software significantly reduces EKG signal noise, elevating EKG interpretation to new heights of efficiency and accuracy for clinicians and facilitating the […]

Congratulations to Dr Shannon Beattie, COO of GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, on being awarded a £50k mentoring and support package from Innovate UK‘s Women in Innovation Awards! Article from: syncni.com A leading female researcher at Queen’s University commercial spin-out, GenoME Diagnostics, has won £50,000 and a mentoring and support package after being named a winner at Innovate UK’s Women

Congratulations to Overwatch Research, and their co-founders Chris Armstrong, Graham Wilsdon & Paul Wilsdon, on being acquired by ‘US giant’, Benchling. (Pictured above from left, Overwatch Research co-founders Graham Wilsdon, Chris Armstrong and Paul Wilsdon) In addition, congratulations to local HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) investors, who invested in the company following its pitch to the HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) network in November 2019.

Fantastic piece on SustainIQ by British Business Bank Northern Ireland on its efforts to bring ESG to the fore in 2022 and beyond through its platform that can measure and report on ESG impacts. Keep up the good work Liam McEvoy and Maria Diffley! It’s great to have the continued support of British Business Bank, British Business Bank Northern Ireland and British Business Investments in our own

Big congratulations to new portfolio company, Tribe Tech Group, in securing their Series A funding round. This round was led by a number of private investors, some of whom are members of HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network). This investment will support the company delivering on the multi-million pound contract that it has won as well

Pictured (L-R) is Stuart Harvey, CEO of Datactics with George McKinney, Director of Technology and Services, Invest NI

Congratulations to our portfolio company Decom Engineering on securing a third successive international contract in 2021, valued at more than £400,000! Article from: insidermedia.com Cookstown-based Decom Engineering has consolidated a strong 2021 performance with a hat-trick of international contract wins valued at more than £400,000. The decommissioning services specialist has deployed two of its pipeline

Our portfolio company Neurovalens, has appointed an experienced US medical devices expert who will bring expertise to its board as the business prepares to enter its next phase of growth.   Article from insidermedia.com Tina Lai Liedtky, president of the clinical diagnostics division at Massachusetts-headquartered scientific services giant Thermo Fisher Scientific, has been appointed to a

Chris Trotter from Clarendon Fund Managers and Jack Williams, chief executive of Selazar Congratulations to our portfolio company, Selazar, and its CEO, Jack G Williams, on securing the biggest ever tech investment into a Northern Irish company. This £20m investment from a large global investment group will help the company to fast track its global expansion. From

Pictured (L-R) is Dr Vicky Kell, Director of Innovation, Research and Development, Invest NI with Fabian Campbell-West, CTO and co-founder, Liopa. Congratulations to our portfolio company, Liopa, for securing its first commercial contract with a UK based hospital for its AI lip reading app. Congratulations to Liam McQuillan, Fabian Campbell-West and the rest of the Liopa team! Belfast based software SME, Liopa, has secured its