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We have advised leading European 10-minute grocery delivery platform Dija on its successful exit to dominant US player, Gopuff. Having initially advised the business on its $20 million seed round in December 2020, we provided support through the company's rapid growth and significant European expansion ahead of guiding it through its exit.
Grocery delivery start-ups have shot to prominence in the UK and elsewhere during the COVID-19 pandemic as customers have opted to order their essentials from the safety of their own homes through online platforms. Founded by delivery industry leaders…
OrderYOYO, a leading European online ordering, payment, and marketing software solution provider listed on Nasdaq Nordic, has, through its German subsidiary OrderYOYO Deutschland GmbH, acquired white-label software online ordering company Happz by way of an asset deal. The international law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Munich-based partner Philip Cavaillès, advised OrderYOYO on all German related aspects of the transaction.
With the transaction OrderYOYO has seized the opportunity to enter the German market ahead of the formerly scheduled time. OrderYOYO aims with this acquisition for a…
2021 exhibition will open at Cromwell Place arts hub, South Kensington in November.
Three international photographers have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021, the prestigious photography award organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London. The shortlisted works will be displayed in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2021 exhibition at Cromwell Place, a new arts hub in South Kensington, London from the 10 November 2021 until 2 January 2022, while the Gallery’s building in St Martin’s Place is closed for major redevelopment works.
Selected…
Cambridge UK: 27 August 2021
Appleyard Lees has become a Partner to join forces with One Nucleus. The One Nucleus Partner Programme is tailor-made to meet the needs of the Partner and One Nucleus members.
Barbara Fleck, Partner, Appleyard Lees commented ‘we are proud of having formed this exciting new alliance with One Nucleus. We are confident this collaboration will allow us to bring targeted support on key IP topics to the One Nucleus network, with further opportunities to convey the value of our services and to drive our leadership position as a key player in supporting global science and…
Arecor Therapeutics plc
(“Arecor”, the “Company” or the “Group”)
APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON AS AUDITOR
Cambridge, UK, 27 August 2021: Arecor Therapeutics plc (AIM: AREC), a globally focused biopharmaceutical group advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, today announces that Grant Thornton UK LLP (“Grant Thornton”) have been appointed as the Group’s auditor, with immediate effect. Lakin Rose Limited has resigned as the auditor of Arecor Limited.
The Board’s decision to appoint auditors for the Group was made following a consultation process. Grant Thornton was chosen based…
NOTTINGHAM, U.K.; Aug. 25, 2021 – Quotient Sciences, the drug development and manufacturing accelerator, announced a £6.3 million-pound investment in its recently acquired manufacturing facility in Alnwick, U.K. The investment will significantly expand Quotient’s drug substance manufacturing capability and will create 80 new jobs over the next three years.
Quotient acquired the Alnwick facility from Arcinova in February 2021 to expand its service portfolio to include drug substance, drug product and clinical testing capabilities all under one organization. The acquisition enables Quotient to…
Biochemically defined and animal-free - Mussel Adhesive Protein based matrix (MAPtrix™) from AMSBIO provides a highly defined and controllable recombinant extracellular matrix (ECM) for cell culture, which can be tailored to the specific needs of particular cell types.Low cost and ready-to-use - MAPtrix™ produces a reliable and reproducible protein coating on a wide variety of surfaces including glass, plastic and biological surfaces. Used as a replacement for traditional basement membrane extracts in drug delivery, surface-modified medical device, stem cell and tissue engineering scaffold…
Sygnature Discovery Ltd has entered a collaboration with Epigeneron Inc., a leading Japanese bio-venture company that uses a unique cutting-edge technology to identify potential drug targets that regulate the expression of disease-related genes.
The two companies have signed a multi-project collaboration agreement to develop small molecule compounds of novel targets identified by Epigeneron’s unique technology, combined with the expertise of Sygnature’s highly experienced scientists.
Tokyo-based Epigeneron Inc is a university-launched bio-venture company and focuses on epigenetic drug…
Berlin-based FinTech start-up Nufin GmbH, which operates under the name Moss, has raised around 25 million Euros in a Series A-2 financing round including investments from Valar Ventures and other existing shareholders such as Cherry Ventures and Global Founders Capital. A team from the international law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Hamburg-based partner Jens Wolf, advised Nufin on all legal issues in connection with the Series A-2 financing round.
Moss, in partnership with Raisin Bank, offers physical and virtual credit cards as well as expense management software to small and medium-sized…