Christopher Abell

Aqdot Ltd. develops novel fabrication technology for smart capsules. Its technology simplifies the encapsulation process by utilizing the novel one-step, "shrink-wrap" approach based on a combination of emulsion technology and supramolecular chemistry. The company was founded by Jing Zhang, Chris Abell, Oren Scherman, and Roger Coulston in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Sphere Fluidics Ltd. develops technology platform for single cell analysis and characterization. Its products include Picodroplet single cell assay and isolation system, Cyto-Mine, ESI-Mine, Pico-Break, Pico-Glide, Pico-Surf, and Pico-Gen Picodroplet formation chips. It provides technology and expertise for research projects, technology development collaborations, and discovery partnerships. The company was founded by Christopher Abell and Wilhelmus Theodorus Stefanus Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Akubio Ltd. develops acoustic biosensor instruments. Its products are used in protein research and drug development. The company's technology based on quartz resonators delivers molecular identification and measurement of interactions in complex samples. Akubio was founded by Matthew A. Cooper in August 2001 and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK

Astex Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the provision of drug discovery and development activities. Its proprietary fragment-based drug discovery platform, Pyramid, delivers drug leads on therapeutic targets and disease areas.The company was founded by Harren Jhotin, Roberto Solari, Stephen W. Bunting, Christopher Abell, and Thomas L. Blundell in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.