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Accelerating innovations in Cambridge

How U.K. accelerator Start Codon aims to fit into Cambridge's start-up ecosystem

April 23, 2019 6:10 PM UTC

As the Cambridge, U.K., life sciences start-up environment continues to flourish, Cambridge Innovation Capital’s Michael Anstey believes the city lacked a crucial element to foster start-ups’ growth: a “true U.S.-style accelerator” to provide capital, mentorship and lab space to young companies.

That’s the rationale for launching Start Codon, an accelerator designed to bring companies together in Cambridge at the pre-series A stage to prepare them for larger investments down the road...