A portfolio of nine patents including Nobel Prize winning technology with a wide range of applications in research, medical diagnostics and life sciences
Highly experienced and entrepreneurial management team with a solid background in life sciences
Significant potential to dramatically improve market share in the $49bn diagnostics sector
Relocate the pioneering technology operations from the USA to the UK and continue to invest in product development
Improve financial functions in the firm and commercialise the trademarked technology
Build strong strategic partnerships in the UK and USA to grow sales
Attracted a high calibre chair and non-executive director to the business
Successfully commercialised the product suite and integrated the technology into a range of products
Continued to grow the customer base worldwide
Sold to global medical technology firm Becton Dickinson in a $60m+ deal which delivered a 3.8x return for YFM funds
Location: United Kingdom, England
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12.3M
Founded date: 2003
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | YFM Equity... | yfmep.com |
| - | Nesta Impa... | nestainves... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 25.10.2011 | - | $6.13M | - |
| 13.11.2010 | - | $6.17M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 30.08.2012 | Sirigen Acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company | Sirigen Group Limited, a Ringwood, Hampshire, UK-based company that develops produce light harvestin... | finsmes.co... |
| 25.10.2011 | Sirigen Raises £3.83M | Sirigen Group Ltd, a Ringwood, UK-based based medical technology company, has completed two financin... | finsmes.co... |
| 13.11.2010 | Sirigen Raises £3.83M | Sirigen, a Ringwood, UK-based medical technology company, has raised £3.83m in a new financing round... | finsmes.co... |
| 19.01.2009 | Facebook app Let’s Cram gets seeded to connect study buddies... | Let’s Cram, a Facebook application designed to help high school and college students do their homewo... | venturebea... |