Accesso Technology Group is engaged in the development and application of ticketing, mobile and eCommerce technologies, and virtual queuing solutions for the attractions and leisure industry. Co.'s solutions include accesso LoQueue, accesso Passport, accesso Siriusware and accesso ShoWare. Co. primarily has operations or customers in the U.K., the U.S., Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico.
Advanced Medical Solutions is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of polymers (both natural and synthetic) for use in woundcare dressings, and distribution of medical adhesives, for closing and sealing tissue, and sutures and haemostats for sale into the global medical device market. Co.'s business units include: Branded Direct, which sells ActivHeal®, LiquiBand® and RESORBA® brands to end users in the U.K., Germany and Czech Republic; Branded Distributed, which provides LiquiBand® and RESORBA® branded products to all markets; and Original Equipment Manufacturer, which supports Co.'s business-to-business partners with a multi-product portfolio.
Allergy Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical group focused on allergy vaccination. Co. mainly sell its products in European countries and its pipeline of products in clinical development includes vaccines for grass, tree and house dust mite, as well as a peanut allergy vaccine in preclinical development. Co. sells a range of aluminium-free allergy vaccines and diagnostics. Co. sells both injectable and sublingual (oral) formats. The commonly prescribed are those for the treatment of pollen related allergies, particularly for allergies to grasses, weeds and trees. Co.'s vaccines trade under various brand names depending on the market, e.g. Pollinex Quattro, Polligoid and TA Graser Top.
Alliance Pharma is a holding company. Co. is engaged in the acquisition, marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical and other medical products.
ANGLE is a holding company. Through its subsidiares, Co. operates as a medical diagnostic company focusing on the development of products in the fields of cancer diagnostics and foetal health. Co. develops products for use in rare cell diagnostics that enable early identification of an individual's condition for the prevention, treatment, and monitoring of disease. Co.'s principal trading activity is undertaken in relation to the development and commercialization of the Parsortix cell separation system, with deployment in liquid biopsy (non-invasive cancer diagnostics).
Apax Global Alpha is a closed-ended investment company that invests in a diversified portfolio of private equity funds and derived investments in debt and equities. As of Dec 21 2017, Co. targeted an annualized Total Net Asset Value Return across economic cycles of 12-15%, net of fees and expenses. Co.'s investment activities are managed by Apax Guernsey Managers Limited (the Investment Manager) under a discretionary investment management agreement. The Investment Manager obtains investment advice from Apax Partners LLP (Apax Partners). Apax Partners advises on investments globally in companies across four sectors: Tech & Telco, Services, Healthcare and Consumer.
Arbuthnot Banking Group is primarily involved in banking and financial services. Co. is organized into three main operating segments: Retail banking (associate), which incorporates household cash management, personal lending and banking and insurance services; U.K. Private banking, which incorporates private banking, commercial banking and wealth management; and Group Centre, which is comprised in Co.'s Group Centre management. As of Dec 31 2016, Co.'s total assets were £1.27 billion.
Assura is a healthcare real estate investment trust. Co. owns and procures primary care properties, as well as develops, invests and manages a portfolio of primary care medical centres across the U.K.
Avacta Group is a biotechnology company that is developing biotherapeutics and reagents based on its proprietary Affimer technology, an engineered alternative to antibodies. Affimer® reagents and therapeutics are a class of non-antibody binding proteins that have been engineered for a range of applications where antibodies and aptamers have limitations. Co. has two operating segments: Life Sciences, which provides custom Affimers for reagents and diagnostics, drug and biomarker discovery in biotech research and development; and Animal Health, which provides tools and contract services to assist diagnosis of conditions in animals to enable treatment for veterinarians.
Chesnara is a holding company, engaged in the management of life assurance and pension policies. Co.'s segment are CA, S&P, Movestic, and Waard Group. The CA segment is part of Co.'s U.K. life insurance and pensions run-off portfolio. The S&P segment is responsible for conducting both unit-linked and non-linked business, including a with-profits portfolio. The Movestic segment is responsible for conducting both unit-linked and pensions and savings business and providing some life and health product offerings. The Waard Group segment provides life policies, although also includes unit-linked policies and some non-life policies, covering risks such as occupational disability and unemployment.
Circassia Pharmaceuticals is engaged in the specialty respiratory pharmaceutical business. Co. sells its NIOX® asthma management products directly to specialists in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, and other countries via its network of partners. Co. has a collaboration in the U.S. in which it promotes the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment Tudorza®, and has the U.S. commercial rights to late-stage COPD product Duaklir®. Co.'s development pipeline includes a range of respiratory medicines. Co.'s principal asthma treatment, Fliveo®, is approved in the U.K. Co.'s pipeline also includes a number of inhaled medicines for COPD, including single and combination dose products.
ConvaTec Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a global medical products and technologies group. Co. has four franchises: Advanced Wound Care, which provides wound dressings, devices and skin care products used for the management of acute and chronic wounds; Ostomy Care, which focuses on devices, accessories and services for individuals who have a stoma; Continence and Critical Care, which provides products for people with urinary continence issues; and Infusion Devices, which develops and manufactures disposable infusion sets for the suppliers of insulin pumps for diabetes treatment and similar pumps used in continuous infusion treatments for other conditions.
Creo Medical Group is a medical device company focused on the field of surgical endoscopy, a recent development in minimally invasive surgery. Co. is focused on developing and commercializing a suite of medical devices based on its CROMA electrosurgery platform.
Deltex Medical Group is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of oesophageal Doppler haemodynamic monitoring systems used in surgery and intensive care. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of medical devices in the United States, Spain and Germany; and the provision of employee services. Co.'s product, CardioQ-ODM enables doctors to fine-tune a patient's cardiac performance during surgery using a technique known as Doppler-guided fluid management. The CardioQ-ODM directly measures central blood flows, the indicator of potentially harmful changes in haemodynamic status that are common to all patients having surgery.
Eco Animal Health Group is engaged in the manufacture and supply of animal health products. Co.'s activities were conducted through a network including both regional offices, (notably in Shanghai and Princeton) and overseas subsidiaries. Co.'s patented molecule, Aivlosin® is used for the treatment of pigs and poultry diseases and is prescribed under veterinary control for the short duration treatment of diagnosed diseases. Co.'s products also include Ecomectin, an endectocide that controls worms, ticks, lice and mange in grazing stock and pigs.
EKF Diagnostics Holdings is an integrated medical diagnostics business. Co. is engaged in the development, manufacture and supply of products into the in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) market place. Co. has three core divisions: the design and manufacture of point-of-care diagnostic equipment including analyzers and rapid tests; the manufacture of enzymes and liquid reagents used in central laboratories; and molecular diagnostic test kits which are focused on applications within oncological research.
Faron Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned clinical stage drug discovery and development company based in Finland. Co. has three major drug development projects focusing on: acute trauma; inflammatory diseases; and cancer growth and spread. Co.'s operations have been primarily focused on the development of its lead drug candidate, Traumakine®. Traumakine®, used to prevent vascular leakage and organ failures, is the only treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) undergoing Phase III clinical trials. Co.' second most advanced drug development project, Clevegen, revolves around Clever-1, a cell surface molecule involved in cancer growth and spread.
Fusion Antibodies is principally engaged in the research, development and manufacture of recombinant proteins and antibodies, particularly in the areas of cancer and infectious diseases. Co. offers a range of services in antibody generation, development, production, characterisation and optimisation. These services include antigen expression, antibody production, purification and sequencing, antibody humanisation using Co.'s proprietary CDRxTM platform and the production of antibody generating stable cell lines to provide material for use in clinical trials.
Futura Medical is engaged in the research and development of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices and their commercial exploitation. Co. focuses on developing products primarily for the consumer healthcare market. Co.'s focus is on sexual healthcare and pain relief. DermaSys® is Co.'s transdermal technology platform, for the absorption of active molecules through the skin. DermaSys® includes MED2002, a topical gel for the treatment of erectile dysfunction; TPR100, a topical diclofenac pain relief gel; TIB200, a topical ibuprofen pain relief gel; and SPR300, a topical methyl salicylate pain relief gel.
Genedrive is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a molecular diagnostics business developing and commercializing a point of care diagnostics platform for the diagnosis of infectious diseases and for use in patient stratification (genotyping), pathogen detection and other indications. Co.'s Genedrive® is a patented small polymerase chain reaction platform which enables rapid nucleic acid amplification and detection from various sample types, including plasma, sputum and buccal swabs. Co. also provides contract research services to drug development companies under the Epistem brand name.
Genus is engaged as an animal genetics company. Co.'s business is serving pork, beef and dairy farmers with superior genetics. Co.'s porcine genetics business, PIC sells genetically superior sows, boars and semen, to breed pigs with desirable characteristics for pork production. Co.'s bovine genetics business, ABS primarily sells bull semen and embryos, which are delivered through artificial insemination to breed dairy and beef cattle with desirable characteristics for milk and beef production. ABS's subsidiary, In Vitro Brasil S.A., provides in vitro fertilization services.
H&T Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Harvey & Thompson Limited, Co. is engaged in pawnbroking, gold purchasing, retail of jewellery, cheque cashing, unsecured lending and other related services.
hVIVO is a holding company. Co. is a specialty biopharma company focusing on a human-based analytical platform to accelerate drug discovery and development in respiratory and infectious diseases. Utilizing human disease models in flu, respiratory syncytial virus and asthma exacerbation, Co.'s platform captures disease in motion, illuminating the entire disease life cycle from healthy to sick and back to health. Co.'s operational activities are carried out through its subsidiary, hVIVO Services Limited. Co. carries out its main activities from the U.K. Co. also conducts sales activity in the U.S. and in Europe through its subsidiaries, hVIVO Inc and hVIVO Services Limited respectively.
ICG Enterprise Trust is an investment trust. Co. is a private equity investment company focused on buyouts in developed markets. Co. invests in private equity funds and also directly in private companies. As of Jan 31 2017, Co.'s total investment portfolio amounted to £594.3 million.
Immupharma is a drug discovery and development company. Co. is engaged in the development of novel drugs, largely based on peptide therapeutics, to treat serious medical conditions such as autoimmune diseases. Co. is developing drug candidates within three technology platforms. Lupuzor, a treatment for the autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease lupus, is Co.'s key product candidate. The other two platforms include Nucant platform (IPP-204106) for the treatment of cancer and ophthalmology, and a peptide technology platform for the treatment of diabetes.
Indivior is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of prescription drugs that are based on buprenorphine for treatment of opioid dependence. Co.'s primary products are: SUBLOCADE (buprenorphine extended-release) injection for subcutaneous use (CIII), SUBOXONE® (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Film, SUBOXONE® (buprenorphine and naloxone) Sublingual Tablet, and SUBUTEX® (buprenorphine) Sublingual Tablet. Co. also has two key pipeline products, RBP-6000 buprenorphine monthly depot developed for the treatment of opioid use disorder; and RBP-7000 risperidone monthly depot developed for the treatment of schizophrenia.
IP Group is focused on identifying intellectual property (IP), nurturing and building businesses around such IP and then providing capital and support along the journey from cradle to maturity. As of Dec 31 2016, Co.'s portfolio comprised holdings in 90 companies across the four sectors in which Co. operated: IP Healthcare; IP Tech; IP Cleantech; and IP Biotech. Co. is organized into three operating segments: the commercialization of IP via the formation of long-term partner relationships with universities; the management of venture funds focusing on early-stage U.K. technology companies; and the in-licensing of druggable intellectual property from research institutions.
IXICO is a provider of technology enabled services to the global biopharmaceutical industry. Co.'s services are used to select patients for clinical trials, assess the safety and efficacy of new drugs in development and in post marketing surveillance.
Judges Scientific is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of scientific instruments. Co.'s subsidiary, CoolLED Limited, designs, manufactures and markets illumination systems for fluorescence microscopy; while its other subsidiary, Fire Instrumentation & Research Equipment, manufactures instruments which test reaction to fire. Co.'s subsidiary, Dia-Stron Limited, designs, manufactures and sells systems to test the mechanical properties of fibres; and Co.'s subsidiary, EWB Solutions Limited, manufactures edge-welded bellows used in Ultra High Vacuum systems and other scientific, medical and defence applications. Co. operates two main operating segments: Materials Sciences and Vacuum.
Novacyt is an international diagnostics group. Co. sales clinical products used in oncology, microbiology, haematology and serology testing, focusing on the development, manufacture and commercialisation of molecular, protein and whole-cell diagnostic products. Co. also develops new products for the infectious disease and oncology testing markets. Co. operates it business through three divisions that are principally based in the United Kingdom with additional operations in France, China, Australia and the United States: Primerdesign, NOVAprep® and Lab21.
Omega Diagnostics Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the manufacturing, development and distribution of medical diagnostics products. Co. has three operating divisions: Allergy and autoimmune, which in the research, development, production and marketing of in-vitro allergy and autoimmune tests; Food intolerance, which provides clinical analysis to the general public, clinics and health professionals as well as supplying the consumer; and Infectious disease and Other, which comprise of research, development, production and marketing of kits to aid the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Oncimmune Holdings and its subsidiaries are engaged in cancer diagnosis.
Oxford BioMedica is a producer of gene and cell therapy in lentiviral vector and cell therapy research, development and production. Gene and cell therapy is the treatment of disease by the delivery of therapeutic deoxyribonucleic acid into a patient's cells. This can be achieved either in vivo (referred to as gene therapy) or ex vivo (referred to as cell therapy), the latter being where patients' cells are genetically modified cells outside the body before being re-infused. Co.'s products include: OXB-102, which targets Parkinson's disease; OXB-202, which targets corneal graft rejection; and OXB-302 (CAR-T 5T4), which targets targets a range of cancers.
Oxford BioMedica is a producer of gene and cell therapy in lentiviral vector and cell therapy research, development and production. Gene and cell therapy is the treatment of disease by the delivery of therapeutic deoxyribonucleic acid into a patient's cells. This can be achieved either in vivo (referred to as gene therapy) or ex vivo (referred to as cell therapy), the latter being where patients' cells are genetically modified cells outside the body before being re-infused. Co.'s products include: OXB-102, which targets Parkinson's disease; OXB-202, which targets corneal graft rejection; and OXB-302 (CAR-T 5T4), which targets targets a range of cancers.
Oxford Metrics is a holding Company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. comprises the following business segments: Vicon Group, which is the development, production and sale of computer software and equipment for the engineering, entertainment and life science markets; and Yotta Group, which is the provision of software and services for the management of infrastructure assets and highways surveying services (which are pending disposal) for the Government Agencies, Local Government and major infrastructure contractors.
Primary Health Properties is a holding company and a real estate investment trust. The principal activity of Co. is investment in primary healthcare property in the U.K. and Ireland. Co.'s properties are leased principally to general practitioners, government healthcare organizations and other associated healthcare users.
Proteome Sciences is a provider of contract research services for identification, validation and application of protein biomarkers. Co.'s clients are mainly pharmaceutical companies but it also performs services for other sectors including academic research. SysQuant® and TMTcalibrator are Co.'s two main service products. As a provider of applied proteomics and workflows, Co. uses techniques to detect and characterize differentially expressed proteins in diseases for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications. PS Biomarker Services® provides integrated proteomic services for biomarker discovery, validation and assay development for use in clinical trials and in vitro diagnostics.
Sareum Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is engaged as a specialist drug discovery and development company delivering targeted small molecule therapeutics, focusing on cancer and autoimmune disease, and licensing them to international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at the preclinical or early clinical trials stage. Co.'s drug development pipeline includes: Chk1 (SRA737), which targets genetically defined solid cancers; TYK2, which targets autoimmune diseases and cancer; and Aurora+FLT3, which targets Acute Myeloid Leukemia and other blood cancers.
Scancell Holdings is engaged in the discovery and development of novel vaccines for the treatment of cancer based on its proprietary immuno-oncology platforms, ImmunoBody®, and Moditope®. Co.'s ImmunoBody® consist of SCIB1 melanoma vaccine, and SCIB2 lung cancer vaccine. Co. has a collaboration partnership to evaluate the use of its SCIB2 to treat non-small cell lung cancer. Co.'s Moditope® technology is a vaccine platform that targets neo-epitopes to overcome immune suppression induced by tumour cells. Co.'s Moditope® product, Modi-1 consists of two citrullinated vimentin peptides and one citrullinated enolase peptide for the treatment of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and sarcoma.
Scientific Digital Imaging is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. designs and manufactures scientific products for use in applications including life sciences, healthcare, astronomy and art conservation, through its Synoptics Divisions (Syngene, Synbiosis and Synoptics Health), and its Atik Cameras brands (Atik, Artemis CCD and Osiris). Co. also develops and manufactures electrochemical sensors through Sentek, as well as chemical dosing and control equipment via Astles.
Shield Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of late stage, hospital-focused pharmaceuticals which address areas of high unmet medical need. Co.'s key products are Feraccru®, commercially available for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia, and PT20, for the treatment of systemic phosphate accumulation (otherwise known as hyperphosphatemia). Co. has an additional pipeline of three prescription pharmaceutical assets (PT20, PT30 and PT40) with commercial synergies.
SkinBioTherapeutics is a life science company engaged in the development of technology to protect, manage and restore skin utilizing proteins found in the human microbiota. Co.'s technology, SkinBiotix® is based on the properties of the human microbiome. Co. has three development programs underway based on the positive properties of SkinBiotix®: skin protection – cosmetic, which is the application of cosmetic cream for skin health; skin management – anti-infection, which prevents the attachment of the skin pathogens, S.aureus to skin cells; and skin restoration – eczema, which prevents and manages/treats skin diseases for example, adult and pediatric atopic dermatitis or eczema.
Smith & Nephew is a global medical devices business operating in the markets for advanced surgical devices comprising orthopaedic reconstruction and trauma, sports medicine and advanced wound management. Co.'s advanced medical products and services include: Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Trauma (joint replacement systems for knees and hips and products to help repair broken bones); Advanced Wound Management (treatment and prevention products for hard-to-heal wounds); and Sports Medicine (implants and enabling technologies for minimally invasive repair of the joint).
Spire Healthcare Group is an independent hospital group. Co. owns and operates private hospitals and clinics in the U.K. and provides a range of private healthcare services. As of Dec 31 2016, Co. provided diagnostics, in-patient, daycase and out-patient care from 38 hospitals, 10 clinics and two Specialist Cancer Care Centres throughout the UK. Co. also owns and operate sports medicine, physiotherapy and rehabilitation brand, Perform.
Surgical Innovations Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates in three segments: SI Brand, which is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of SI branded minimally invasive devices; Original Equipment Manufacturer, which is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of minimally invasive devices for third party medical device companies through either own label or co-branding; and Precision Engineering, which is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of minimally invasive technology products for precision engineering applications.
Synairgen is the holding company for Synairgen Research Limited, a respiratory drug discovery and development company. Co. discovers and develops therapies in the areas of unmet respiratory medical need, including severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Using its BioBank platform and its clinical trial capabilities, Co. indentifies drug targets, progress them through early stage clinical trials and out-license them to partners for progression to market. Co.'s BioBank is a collection of samples from clinically-characterized volunteers, comprising blood, induced sputum, bronchial biopsies and epithelial cells.
Syncona is a closed-ended investment company. Co. operates in two segments: Life science portfolio, which invests in those whose activities focus on actively developing products to deliver transformational treatments for patients; and Funds portfolio, which invests in a diversified portfolio of hedge, equity and long-term alternative investment funds across multiple asset classes (Equity hedge funds, Equity funds, Fixed income and credit funds, Global macro funds, Other strategies, and Commodity funds). As of Mar 31 2017, Co.'s investment portfolio consisted of seven life science investments and a range of fund investments.
Tissue Regenix Group is a medical technology company. Co. is engaged in the development of regenerative products to create replacement native tissue using biological (human and animal) materials. With its platform technology dCELL®, Co. is focusing on the treatment of patients with wound care, orthopaedic and cardiac applications. The dCELL® technology allows Co. to process both human and animal tissues, removing DNA and cellular material but leaving intact an acellular matrix within which the patient's own cells can repopulate and regenerate, creating like for like tissue.
Tristel is a manufacturer of infection prevention and contamination control products. Its key technology is a proprietary chlorine dioxide formulation. Co. has three segments: human healthcare, which includes the manufacture, development and sale of infection control and hygine products including products that incorporate Co.'s chlorine dioxide chemistry, and are used primarily for infection controls in hospitals; animal healthcare, which involves the manufacture and sale of disinfection and cleaning products into veterinary and animal welfare sectors; and contamination control, which addresses the pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturing industries.
Valirx is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing technologies and products in oncology therapeutics and diagnostics. Co. operates in two divisions which consist of ValiPharma, the therapeutics division with two embedded technologies primarily directed at the treatment of cancers; and ValiSeek, a joint venture between Co. and Tangent Reprofiling Ltd to develop VAL401 in lung cancer and potentially other indications.
Venture Life Group is a holding company, engaged in the development and commercialisation of healthcare products. Co.'s products address healthcare issues from oral healthcare, women's intimate health, neurology, cardiovascular and dermatology. Co.'s products include UltraDEX, a product range for the treatment of halitosis. Co.'s other brands are: NeuroAge, a food supplement indicated for short-term memory loss and cognitive function; Myco Clear , indicated for the management of onychomycosis; Rosa calma, a range of three topical products that treats this inflammatory skin condition; and Procto-eze Plus, a range of medical devices and cosmetics for the treatment of haemorrhoids.
Volta Finance is a closed-ended investment company with the objective of investing, among other asset types, in the following main asset classes: Collateralized Loan Obligation, Synthetic Corporate Credit, Cash Corporate Credit and ABS. Co. has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris S.A., as its Alternative Investment Fund Manager to manage the investments of Co.
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