Expedeon(英國)

Expedeon

英國Expedeonwww.expedeon.comExpedeonLtd,(formerlyNovexin)wasfoundedin2003bytwobiochemicalengineersfromUniversityofCambridge,DrDanielJonesandDrHeikkiLanckriet.Theyrecognisedthesevereproblemswhichexistinp roducinghighqualityproteinproductsandinventedaradicalnewapproachtocircumventtheproblems.BackgroundtechnologywasacquiredfromtheUniversityandthenfurtherdevelopedwithinExpedeon.Initialfundingof£10,000waswonintheCambridgeEnterprise2003BusinessCreationCompetition.Privateinvestmentof£1.35mwasraisedintwofundingrounds.Furtherfunding(£0.25m)wassecuredasawardsfromtheUKDepartmentofTradeandIndustryforinnovativeresearchanddevelopment.Expedeonisbasedonpatentedtechnologythathasthepowertoradicallyimproveandchangethewaythatproteinsareproducedandrefolded,particularlyinthebiopharmaceuticalsarea.Expedeon'sinitialproductsarel