Procarta Biosystems

United Kingdom
Norwich, England, United Kingdom, NR4 7UH

Company profile

Procarta Biosystems company profile

Procarta Biosystems Ltd., established in 2007 by the scientific founders, Dr. Michael McArthur and Professor Mervyn Bibb, is a spin-out company from the John Innes Centre, Norwich, a world renowned scientific centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology. The company was initially established through Plant Bioscience Ltd (PBL), the internationally regarded group specialising in early stage technology investment and IP management, on behalf of the JIC, the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Procarta received seed funding in 2008 from the Rainbow and Iceni Seedcorn Funds and is currently headquartered on the Norwich Research Park.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
44 1603 456 500
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$0-$1M
Founded
2007-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Postal code
NR4 7UH
Country code
GB
Continent
Europe

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding rounds
8
Total equity funding
$5M
Last funding
Grant / $9.2M / 2019-09-17
Last equity funding
Series Unknown / $1.7M
Investors
11
Lead investors
3
Founders
1
Articles
1

Founders and investors

Founders

Michael McArthur

Lead investors

MorningsideRepair Impact FundUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Investors

CARB-XDevelopment Bank of WalesFuture Planet CapitalMidvenMorningside