Monika Radclyffe, Centre Director: SETsquared myth busting

Monika Radclyffe, Centre Director of SETsquared Bristol, expels some common misunderstandings about who can join the business support programme. The incubator doesn’t have space for startups – MYTH Business support is delivered through our bespoke acceleration programme, and the majority of our members join us on a virtual basis. However, we do have the whole…

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Ziylo Founder Dr Harry Destecroix Voted Bessemer Fellow of 2018

Ziylo was recently acquired in a deal worth up to $800m, giving rights of its glucose-binding molecules to Novo Nordisk Dr Harry Destecroix progressed through the SETsquared incubation programme with Ziylo, which he founded as a University of Bristol spin out in 2015 Bessemer Fellowship is awarded to the person who exhibits tenacity, drive, ambition,…

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Ziylo acquired by Novo Nordisk in a deal for a potential $800m

SETsquared Bristol member, Ziylo, has been acquired in a deal worth up to $800m (£625m) in potentially one of the largest successes in the history of its spin out parent, the University of Bristol.   The biotech company has sealed the deal with Copenhagen-based pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, who will gain full rights to Ziylo’s…

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The value of co-location

The tech startup scene is changing quickly. Coming back to Bristol after eight months on maternity leave was quite an eye opener for me. Before I left in October 2017, pretty much every week I had a conversation with someone about the problem of lack of available office space. The most painful one was a…

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