Proof of Concept Grant

We are excited to announce that Exactmer has been awarded Proof of Concept funding from the European Research Council (ERC), as part of the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.

Exactmer will use this research grant, worth €150,000, to fund a 18-month research project to demonstrate that its technology can unlock the tremendous potential of oligonucleotide therapies through dramatically reducing manufacturing costs and increasing production capacity.

This research grant will help us to move our ground-breaking technology towards commercialisation.

The full press release is available here.

SMART Grant

We are delighted to announce that Exactmer has been awarded the SMART grant from Innovate UK, which supports disruptive R&D innovations with significant impact on the UK economy.

Exactmer will use this research grant of £330,000 to fund a 15-month research project to further optimise its technology, Nanostar Sieving, and manufacture exact polymers at drastically reduced costs.

This project will support Exactmer’s growth and ambition to become the dominant global producer of exact, high value polymers, based in the UK.