Liverpool Ventures News

Update from Mark Fuller, Managing Director Alliance Fund Managers

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:03:51 +0100

I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an overview of our progress, what is keeping us busy and the future.

We are on track to achieve our investment milestones and continue to work with our partners and networks to maximise the opportunities available. We will be investing from the current funds until 31st December 2008 and have plans in place to enable continuity of investment from 1st January 2009.

J2 Aircraft Dynamics is Liverpool winner at European i-tech event

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:02:59 +0100

I-tech partners, a collaborative innovation e-services conference which took place in Liverpool on 3 and 4 June awarded Liverpool Seed Fund investee J2 Aircraft Dynamics, best presentation in the visualisation/web services category.

2D Heat qualifies for Merseyside Innovation Awards

Sat, 31 May 2008 15:16:43 +0100

2D Heat has been announced as the qualifying May winner for the Merseyside Innovation Awards and was presented with a bottle of champagne.

Merseyside Special Investment Fund and Liverpool John Moores University Launch New Joint Funding Programme

Sun, 25 May 2008 17:09:16 +0100

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) have joined forces to launch a new programme to help turn academic ideas into commercial businesses.

Liverpool SME’s join European growth opportunity at I-Tech

Sun, 25 May 2008 17:08:34 +0100

SLR Technologies, J2 Aircraft Dynamics, Opticare and Host Telecom are amongst the presenters for the I-tech partner Forum at the Liverpool Arena on 3 & 4 June. Malcolm Stewart Liverpool Ventures Managing Director is a moderater.

Grant for Research and Development and IP Surgery

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:50:18 +0100

You can find out more about applications through a Liverpool Ventures Surgery where Pete Jackson, Suzanne Maloney from the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills and Mark Shipley an Intellectual Property lawyer with an untraditional approach can answer your questions.

Businesses to benefit from new science testing centre

Wed, 7 May 2008 20:24:44 +0100

The Centre for Materials Discovery (CMD), a unique new facility in Liverpool can help in the drive to identify sustainable fuels, to test novel materials and to create exciting consumer products.

i-techpartner eServices Forum

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:31:53 +0100

Registration is now open for the i-techpartner eServices Forum at the new Liverpool Convention Centre on 3rd & 4th June 2008.

John to help Sport Relief

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:33:15 +0100

John Jeffery CEO of J2 Aircraft a Liverpool Seed Fund investee company has dragged himself away from his computer and taken up running. He wants to do his bit and contribute to Sports Relief. He will join hundreds of thousands of people across the country to run the Sainsbury’s 10k on 16th March.

New RFID plastic pallet by Smartflow on show at CeBIT

Thu, 8 May 2008 20:40:36 +0100

Liverpool’s S.L.R. Technology solutions will launch the innovative new Smartflow pallet track and trace system at CeBIT Hanover, the world’s largest trade fair for digital solutions which takes place from the 4th-9th March.

Chromatide to design polymers for stem cell research with the University of Liverpool

Thu, 8 May 2008 20:41:54 +0100

Chromatide is to work with the University of Liverpool on the development of new polymers for stem cell research. Stem cell research is considered vitally important in the research into potential cures of a range of debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.