BioMoti collaborates with global pharmaceutical company to develop ovarian cancer treatment and appoints Dr John Beadle as chairman

BioMoti Ltd today announces an agreement with a global pharmaceutical company to collaborate on the development of its lead ovarian cancer candidate, BMT101, to clinical phase 2a proof-of-concept. The collaboration agreement provides access to the partner company’s expertise including its proprietary commercial manufacturing technology and an option for the global pharmaceutical company to licence BMT101 […]

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BioMoti, Pharmidex and Queen Mary University of London secure £662,222 Biomedical Catalyst award

BioMoti, Pharmidex and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have been awarded a grant of £662,222 by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. The grant was awarded under the Biomedical Catalyst funding competition to support preclinical studies of new therapeutic approaches for hard to treat tumours including advanced ovarian, triple negative breast and pancreatic cancers. […]

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Professor Joanne Martin is President-Elect of The Royal College of Pathologists

Professor Joanne Martin, BioMoti co-founder and Director, has been elected by Fellows of The Royal College of Pathology to be their next president. Professor Martin was appointed President-Elect at the College’s Annual General Meeting. Professor Martin said: “I am very honoured that College Fellows have given me the opportunity to serve my College. I will […]

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Physiomics Plc do not meet conditions to complete acquisition

Previously, BioMoti announced on 18th August 2016, the signature of a conditional Share Purchase Agreement to be acquired by Physiomics Plc (AIM: PYC). However, due to not meeting the main condition, Physiomics Plc raising a minimum of £1 million in a placing, the acquisition will not complete. Physiomics Plc did complete a placing of £555 […]

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Signing of Share Purchase Agreement with Physiomics Plc

BioMoti is pleased to announce that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to be acquired by Physiomics Plc (AIM: PYC). This follows our announcement on 31st March 2016 of non-binding Heads of Terms agreement with Physiomics Plc. The acquisition remains conditional on Physiomics Plc completing a successful placing to raise a minimum of £1 […]

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Non-Binding Heads of Terms with Physiomics Plc

BioMoti is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding Heads of Terms agreement to be acquired by Physiomics Plc (AIM: PYC). The Proposed Acquisition is currently conditional on a number of items, including due diligence and a successful equity fundraise. For more details, please click to read the Physiomics Plc regulatory update

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Professor Linton and BioMoti awarded MRC Studentship

We are very pleased to announce the award of a Medical Research Council Industrial CASE Studentship to Professor Kenneth Linton of Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with BioMoti. This prestigious training grant will support a standout PhD student to study the basic cellular and molecular biology mechanisms underpinning ‘targeting cancer cells with CD95R-coated […]

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BioMoti is shortlisted for OBN 2013 award

BioMoti is very pleased to announce that it is shortlisted in the Best Emerging Biotech category (Sponsored by James Cowper) alongside Atopix Therapeutics and Autifony Therapeutics for the OBN Awards 2013. The winners in each of ten categories will be announced at the OBN Annual Awards Dinner taking place on 1 October 2013 at the Ashmolean Museum of Art […]

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Professor Joanne Martin is appointed National Clinical Director of Pathology

Professor Joanne Martin, BioMoti co-founder and Advisor, has been appointed by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh as the new National Clinical Director of Pathology for the NHS Commissioning Board. Jo, who is also Professor of Pathology at Queen Mary, University of London and Director of Academic Health Sciences at Barts Health NHS Trust, […]

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BioMoti completes first private funding round

BioMoti, the cancer therapeutics co-development company, has completed an initial private finance round of £150,000 under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). The financing was led by the Oxford Technology OT(S)EIS Fund and an existing shareholder. The financing will be used to progress the Oncojan™ therapeutics delivery platform towards a regulatory compliant preclinical package that […]

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BioMoti is awarded a £150,000 TSB Biomedical Catalyst grant

BioMoti is among the first SME recipients of the new £180 million Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Biomedical Catalyst funding programme. The scheme was set-up by the UK government earlier this year to provide responsive and effective support for the best life science opportunities arising in the UK. BioMoti will use this first TSB award to […]

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BioMoti is runner-up at the coveted 2011 Genesis Awards

BioMoti is runner-up at this year’s prestigious Genesis Awards in the BioPharma innovation category along with Domainex and Thiologics. The category winner, announced at a special awards dinner following the conclusion of the Genesis 2011 conference on the first of December, was Immunocore. On the night, there was also a win for Scottish Health Innovations […]

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BioMoti appoints Dr Keith Powell as new Chairman

BioMoti is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Keith Powell as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Keith joins us with significant experience in the Biotech arena. He started his career at GSK and ICI/Zeneca in genetics and molecular biology where he led several large groups including Discovery and finally Intellectual Property. He then […]

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BioMoti team awarded second BBSRC Follow-on-Fund grant

Professor Joanne Martin (principal applicant), Dr Davidson Ateh and Professor Iain McNeish (co-applicants) have started work on a second Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Follow-on-Fund (FoF) grant at their academic laboratories at Queen Mary, University of London. The BBSRC FoF will support further preclinical validation studies on the exciting and innovative oncojan™ drug […]

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Dr Davidson Ateh awarded “Commercial Innovation of the Year” prize

Dr Davidson Ateh, CEO of BioMoti, received the top prize of “Commercial Innovation of the Year” at the prestigious Healthcare Innovation Awards on the 4th of November 2010 hosted by Peter Morris OBE, Chief Executive of Barts and The London NHS Trust and organised by Barts and The London Joint R&D Office in collaboration with […]

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BioMoti strengthens business advisory board

BioMoti today announces the appointment of Dr Michael O’Neill to its business advisory board. Dr O’Neill is currently Managing Director at Eolas Biosciences and brings over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, working for Merck, Laboratorios Almirall and Eli Lilly. Dr Ateh, CEO of BioMoti said: “I am very happy to welcome Dr O’Neill […]

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BioMoti forms business advisory board

BioMoti today announces the formation of a business advisory board to help guide it through the initial phases of development. Initial members include Mr Ian McFarlane-Toms who has previously held senior management posts in sales, marketing, operations and finance, both in the human and veterinary biotechnology sectors, Dr Marcel de Matas currently at the Institute […]

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BioMoti is incorporated in England and Wales

Founders and Directors Dr Davidson Ateh and Prof Joanne Martin today announce that BioMoti Limited has been incorporated in England and Wales. BioMoti is set-up as the commercial vehicle to translate an innovative drug delivery technology from research project towards clinical development.

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Dr Davidson Ateh is awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh/BBSRC Enterprise Fellowship

Dr Davidson Ateh, a researcher at Queen Mary, University of London was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh/BBSRC Enterprise Fellowship from Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop MSP and the President of the RSE, Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, PPRS, at a special awards ceremony on Friday 26 September in the Great Hall […]

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Barts and The London team win first prize at Business Plan Lite Competition

Dr Davidson Ateh and Prof Joanne Martin of Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry along with Dr Laura Camurri of Queen Mary Innovation Ltd were today awarded first prize at the Business Plan Lite Competition organised by QM BioEnterprises for their plans to commercialise an innovative drug delivery technology. The […]

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