Its investments in 2017/18 – across a total of 46 innovative companies in a variety of technology and life science areas – have been able to support over 400 jobs across those investments.

Investee companies amongst the 46 include: Arbnco – a leading provider of commercial and portfolio real estate energy efficient report and risk mitigation solutions; VTime Holdings Ltd – creators of cutting-edge virtual reality software; and Zilico Ltd – developers of a patented cancer diagnostic device technology that will improve and extend current cancer screening programmes.