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Causeway Sensors receives £1.5m investment

Written by Robert McHugh, on 21st Mar 2018. Posted in General

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It was announced this week that the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI) has led a £1.2M investment in Queens University Belfast (QUB) spin-out Causeway Sensors, in syndication with QUBIS and private investors. Causeway Sensors has availed of Invest Northern Ireland support for Research & Development. Further funding was secured from Innovate UK.

Causeway Sensors’ solution hopes to address the global problem of antibiotic resistance, which, according to the World Health Organisation, is at dangerously high levels and is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today. The Company have developed a novel method of distinguishing between a viral and bacterial infection in a real-time point-of-care setting, enabling a reduction in the ineffective use of antibiotics for viral infections. 

The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI) was designed to help SMEs in Northern Ireland to accelerate their growth. Invest Northern Ireland has committed £15 million of funding to this fund which is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the EU Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014-2020. Invest NI’s R&D support is part funded by ERDF under the EU Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014-2020. 

Speaking this week, CEO of Causeway Sensors, Dr. Bob Pollard said, "We are delighted to receive this funding from the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI), Invest NI, Innovate UK, QUBIS and our private investors. Causeway Sensors recently took a strategic decision to focus its ground breaking technology on applications in the medical diagnostics market. This investment validates this new strategy and we look forward to growing our team, developing the technology and exploring new market opportunities."
 
Head of Business Banking NI at Bank of Ireland UK, Gavin Kennedy added, "Bank of Ireland is delighted to support the ambitious and important work of Causeway Sensors with the commercialisation of this new diagnostic breakthrough. Supporting the growth of local innovative companies and start-ups is a key priority for Bank of Ireland and we look forward to working with the team over the coming years."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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