EIS Fund: Case Studies

Manufactures high-purity, animal-free growth factors and complex proteins. Based on Cambridge Science Park, Qkine combine proprietary production processes developed at University of Cambridge with protein engineering to develop unique products that address fundamental biological and scale-up challenges for the fast-growing stem cell, organoid, regenerative medicine and cellular agriculture sectors.

A technology company developing graphene enhanced cathodes and novel coating methods that deliver step change improvements in charge speed, capacity and cost of batteries for electric vehicles. Founded in 2018, Anaphite is driving a global transition to sustainable energy by harnessing the amazing properties of graphene. It’s proprietary compositing process enables the incorporation of low-cost graphene into existing Li-ion battery cathode active materials to help power the sustainable energy revolution. Their fully formulated electrode powder produces better conductive networks in the coated electrode which can enable electric vehicles to fast charge in 5 minutes and at a lower cost. The company is making good technical progress.

Enabling high value, mature technology transfer from the semiconductor industry to the additive manufacturing industry with its effective and accessible electron beam technology.

Wayland has built significant commercial momentum with three of its Calibur3 machines already shipped and a good sales pipeline. The company has seen significant valuation growth.

Oxford Medical Products have developed Sirona, a disruptive solution to the obesity crisis. Obesity is a pandemic with almost one third of adults overweight or obese, representing a global market of $160 billion. Sirona is a long-acting hydrogel pill that acts like a gastric balloon. It expands & stays in the stomach for several weeks causing a sensation of satiety, suppressing the taker’s appetite, before breaking down and passing naturally.

Interpac is disrupting the cardboard manufacturing industry by building a cold corrugation machine. The cardboard industry hasn’t seen a new process for manufacturing for decades and was in need of disruption. The cold corrugation process means there’s no need for steam, which causes a drastic cut in the cost and equipment required to corrugate cardboard, without any compromise on quality. It is also more environmentally friendly.