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OncoMasTR test to launch in 2018 and will reduce the number of patients receiving unnecessary chemotherapy OncoMark, a University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, today announced that is has secured €2.1 million in funding.

Last year, 250 investors listened to pitches from 202 start-ups that HBAN identified as investor-ready 50 of those 202 start-ups – almost 25% – were successful in finding their investor match. Relationships between investees and angel investors typically last 4 to 7 years

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The Entrepreneur Experience® is a unique opportunity for 24 Emerging Entrepreneurs to gain unparalleled access and advice from 24 of Ireland's most successful Business leaders over 24 hours.

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As we look back on 2016, here is a selection of the most interesting and informative pieces as highlighted by the Seraf team, handpicked by co-founders Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile. From human capital to flying cars, from startup risk to board directors, from scaling your business to avoiding the Series A crunch, we salute the authors and hope this collection provides insights to make 2017 the best year yet.

Galway-based company is developing medical devices to treat perianal fistula, a condition that affects about two in every 10,000 people More than €1M of funding round comes from angel investors in HBAN’s MedTech Syndicate Funding will help Signum Surgical finalise their technology and obtain regulatory clearance in the US and Europe Galway employs one-third of Ireland’s medtech workforce HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) today announces that Galway medtech start-up, Signum Surgical, will add eight jobs following a €2.6M Series A funding round. HBAN’s MedTech Syndicate contributed over €1 million to the funding round, with additional investment coming from Enterprise Ireland, the Western Development Commission, Rising Tide Europe and other angel investors.

•    Italian Gianni Matera has already invested €900K in six start-ups in past 15 months •    He expects to invest in three more start-ups by year-end 2016 •    Focus on technology companies intent on breaking into the US market •    Gianni helped gym management software company, Glofox, attract 420 customers in 18 countries and grow 15% month-on-month