Norwich Research Park company named in 2025’s prestigious #21towatch list

Bioscopic, a company that has emerged from research
conducted at the Quadram Institute at Norwich Research Park, has been named as
one of the #21towatch awards in Cambridge. The awards recognise the people, companies and ‘things’ they create, across Cambridge and the East of
England, that are setting the standards in innovation and entrepreneurship
across the world.

The annual #21toWatch awards are one of the most recognised
entrepreneurship awards in Cambridge and the East of England, featuring in many
publications including Forbes and many investor and startup magazines.

Bioscopic is harnessing the research carried out on the gut
microbiome by a team of scientists at the Quadram Institute. They discovered
that infant gut bacteria could hold the key to protecting humans from serious
diseases and conditions in adulthood and that there could be a way to
reintroduce those bacteria into humans by replicating their compounds.

This breakthrough discovery could have significant
implications for improving the health of people, specifically against diseases
like cancer. The good bacteria found in an infant’s gut feeds off the breast
milk it receives from its mother in the early months of its life. This friendly
bacteria protects infants in their early stages of life and are associated with
increased immunity to a number of conditions including things like asthma,
cancer and other inflammatory diseases.

Roz Bird, CEO of Anglia Innovation
Partnership, the campus management organisation at Norwich Research Park, said,
“It’s fantastic news that Bioscopic has been selected as one of the #21towatch
for 2025. We have worked closely with Chris and his team to help them develop
their business, so it is very rewarding for them to get this recognition that
should help accelerate their path to market.

“The East of England is becoming renowned
globally for innovative thinking and ground-breaking research. Initiatives like
#21towatch really do help to raise the profile of the discovery work that is
being conducted across our region. Bioscopic will act as a role model for the
many other emerging companies we have at Norwich Research Park who are looking
to have a positive impact on the world we live in whilst also creating new jobs
and contributing to the regional economy.”

#21toWatch is run by cofinitive, who collate lists of the
people, the companies and the ‘things’ throughout the year and assesses each
submission based on innovation, challenge, influence, viability and
memorability.