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May 2010 Ilika (spin-out from the University of Southampton) floats on AIM
January 2010 IP Group wins mandate to manage £25m North East Technology Fund
November 2009 IP Group announces proposed investment in Fusion IP; co-investment agreement
June 2009 Proximagen Neuroscience (spin-out from King's College, London) raises £50m on AIM
January 2009 Oxford Nanopore (spin-out from the University of Oxford) signs worldwide distribution agreement with Illumina
May 2008 Revolymer (spin-out from the University of Bristol) raises £10m
April 2008 Appointment of Francis Carpenter, former CEO of the EIF, to the IP Group board
March 2008 Oxford NanoLabs (spin-out from the University of Oxford) raises £10m
December 2007 Oxford Advanced Surfaces (spin-out from the University of Oxford) floats on AIM via a reverse takeover
November 2007 Tracsis (spin-out from the University of Leeds) floats on AIM
June 2007 Modern Water floats on AIM
May 2007 IP Group launches Modern Waste
January 2007 Perachem (spin-out from University of Leeds) announces it is joining PLUS Markets via a reverse takeover of Primavera Capital
December 2006 IP Group launches Modern Water
October 2006 IP Group signs agreement with the University of Glasgow
September 2006 IP Group signs agreement with the University of Bath
August 2006 IP Group subscribes for shares in Coe Group placing
July 200600 Avacta (spin-out from the University of Leeds) announces it is joining AIM via a reverse takeover of Readybuy
IP Group launches IP Venture Fund
IP Group signs agreement with Queen Mary, University of London
June 2006 IP Group joins Official List from AIM
May 2006 IP Group raises £16.8 million through a placing of shares
April 20060 Oxford Catalysts (spin-out from University of Oxford) floats on AIM
IP2IPO changes name to IP Group and carries out 5 for 1 share split
March 200600 IP Group extends agreement with University of York to cover entire university
Modern Biosciences enters into Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Manchester
Syntopix (spin-out from University of Leeds) floats on AIM
February 2006 IP Group signs agreement with University of Surrey
December 2005 IP Group signs agreement with University of Bristol
November 2005 Toumaz Technology acquired by Nanoscience
September 2005 GETECH (spin-out from the University of Leeds) floats on AIM
May 2005 IP Group raises £13.7 million through a placing of shares and creates Modern Biosciences subsidiary
March 20050 Proximagen (spin-out from King’s College, London) floats on AIM
Evolution sells its remaining 18% stake in IP Group
January 2005 IP Group acquires Techtran
October 20040 Synairgen (spin-out from University of Southampton) floats on AIM
Vastox (spin-out from the University of Oxford floats on AIM)
July 2004 IP Group acquires 19.9% stake in Techtran
June 2004 IP Group acquires Top Technology Ventures
May 2004 Evolution (formerly Beeson Gregory) sells 22% of its holding in IP Group
March 2004 OHM (spin-out from University of Southampton) floats on AIM
November 2003 IP Group signs agreement with CNAP, the University of York
October 2003 IP Group floats on AIM
May 2003 IP Group signs agreement with King’s College, London
December 2002 Techtran signs agreement with University of Leeds
March 2002 IP Group signs agreement with the University of Southampton
August 2001 Beeson Gregory transfers Oxford partnership to subsidiary IP Group (formerly IP2IPO)
December 2000 Beeson Gregory signs agreement with Chemistry Department at the University of Oxford

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