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VCTs – Time to diversify

By Oliver Warren, Investor Relations Associate In the 21/22 tax year, £1.13bn was invested in VCTs, a record amount and a more than impressive show of confidence in the UK’s early-stage ecosystem during a period of considerable upheaval. With investors looking to alternative asset classes like venture capital for returns, pension contributions tightening, a struggle … Continued

The con artist ‘lawyer’ who faked his way to the top – and duped the world

The story behind Wonderhood’s new documentary featured in The Telegraph. He is known as the ‘Devil’s Advocate’, and rarely can there have been a more deliciously appropriate epithet. In a legal career that seemingly knew no bounds, Giovanni di Stefano claimed to have offered counsel to Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milošević, Arkan, Robert … Continued

Arecor commences US Phase 1 clinical trial of ultra-rapid insulin in combination with an insulin pump

Arecor’s AT247 has the opportunity to revolutionise diabetic management through creating in effect an artificial pancreas through a closed loop system Over 500 million people suffer with diabetes worldwide and AT247 has the potential to make both management easier and improve average blood glucose levels Arecor Therapeutics plc, the biopharmaceutical group advancing today’s therapies to … Continued

CEO Quarterly Blog

Welcome to our final quarterly update of 2021. This has been a record-breaking year for Calculus as we have delivered 11 exits and over £50million back to our investors.  Whilst Calculus’s origins are as a generalist investor, a few years ago we refined our investment strategy to focus on the fastest growing sectors in the UK – … Continued

Venture Capital – Earning its place in a multi asset portfolio

By Matthew Moynes, Assistant Director of Investor Relations, Calculus Capital Synonymous with UK venture capital investing is the attractive tax incentives provided by  HMRC which help stimulate the flow of investor capital into this important asset class. This effective risk mitigation tool can often mean the integrity of the EIS and VCT investment structure can … Continued

Scancell: As Covid mutates, the vaccine makers are adapting too

Scancell featured in the Guardian Focus on the exciting potential of T-cell immunity is spurring the sector on to create a new generation of jabs The speed at which scientists worked to develop the first Covid jabs was unprecedented. Just nine months after the UK went into lockdown, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan officially became the first person in … Continued

Genedrive’s rapid point of care COV19 testing kit receives CE-IVD certification

genedrive plc (LSE: GDR), the near patient molecular diagnostics company, announces that further to the announcement of 29 November 2021, its rapid point of care Genedrive® COV19-ID Kit has received CE-IVD certification under the European Communities Council Directive 98/79.   The Genedrive® COV19-ID kit is a rapid molecular diagnostic test that delivers positive results as quickly as 7.5 minutes and negative results at 17 minutes.  In … Continued

Calculus invests in Hinterview

UK-based technology company Hinterview has today announced that it has raised £3m in Series A funding. The award-winning video platform for the recruitment sector has experienced soaring demand for their technology, with growth continuing this year as the recruitment industry bounces back in a new era of hybrid-first working. This Series A round, led by … Continued