Ziarco, which develops therapeutics for inflammatory skin diseases, raised $33.1m in series B funding featuring Pfizer Venture Investments and Amgen Ventures.

Cambridge spin-out Plastic Logic wins award for its Amoled display technology.

Tara aims to significantly reduce the costs of drug development.

Nottingham spins out biotech to commercialise research that could prevent prostate cancer.

Gordon Hurst joins the analytics specialist from his 26-year career at Capita Group.

Oxford University Isis Fund I and other existing investors participate in the round.

Media company Espresso Group has formed a corporate venturing fund in conjunction with venture capital firm Innogest that will target digital business startups.