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Apr 27, 2023
Funding from the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Gradientech receives funding in the latest call for the phase 1 of the Horizon SME Instrument program. The SME Instrument phase 1 funding will support our continued market driven development of our diagnostic system for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST), with focus on exploring the US market and finalizing the clinical validation plans for the intended CE-marking of the system. Navigation About Gradientech Gradientech develops, manufactures and sells innovative microfluidic products for high-quality analysis of the behavior of cells and organisms in response to gradients of biomolecules. Our aim is to pioneer life science and healthcare. Copyright © 2023 Gradientech. All rights reserved. Gradientech, QuickMIC and CellDirector are registered trademarks or trademarks of Gradientech AB. 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Horizon 2020 Investments
1,279 Investments
Horizon 2020 has made 1,279 investments. Their latest investment was in MLCode as part of their Pre-Seed on June 6, 2023.

Horizon 2020 Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/6/2023 | Pre-Seed | MLCode | Yes | 2 | ||
4/17/2023 | Grant | University of Iceland | Yes | 1 | ||
4/17/2023 | Grant - III | Akthelia Pharmaceuticals | Yes | 2 | ||
4/17/2023 | Seed VC | |||||
3/26/2023 | Grant - III |
Date | 6/6/2023 | 4/17/2023 | 4/17/2023 | 4/17/2023 | 3/26/2023 |
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Round | Pre-Seed | Grant | Grant - III | Seed VC | Grant - III |
Company | MLCode | University of Iceland | Akthelia Pharmaceuticals | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Horizon 2020 Portfolio Exits
123 Portfolio Exits
Horizon 2020 has 123 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tapp Water on September 13, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/13/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
9/7/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
8/14/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 9/13/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 8/14/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Horizon 2020 Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Horizon 2020 has 1 strategic partners and customers. Horizon 2020 recently partnered with Euformatics on October 10, 2018.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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10/25/2018 | Vendor | Finland | Euformatics selected for GEMMA project to provide genomics analysis and quality control for Autism Spectrum Disorders . | 2 |
Date | 10/25/2018 |
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Type | Vendor |
Business Partner | |
Country | Finland |
News Snippet | Euformatics selected for GEMMA project to provide genomics analysis and quality control for Autism Spectrum Disorders . |
Sources | 2 |
Horizon 2020 Team
1 Team Member
Horizon 2020 has 1 team member, including current General Partner, Robert-Jan Smits.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Robert-Jan Smits | General Partner | Current |
Name | Robert-Jan Smits |
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Work History | |
Title | General Partner |
Status | Current |
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