BiomeSense won University of Chicago Innovation Fund's competition for its proposed biosensor that could provide medical feedback based on the bacteria found in a patient's faeces.

The prescription monitoring device developer and Purdue affiliate previously disclosed approximately $1.8m in funding through securities filings.

MiAlgae was formed by a University of Edinburgh alumnus to commercialise microalgae-based animal feed supplements sourced from treated wastewater.

Cambridge spinout Sorex Sensors is importing a design already used for telecoms filters and multiplexes to construct compact and high-sensitivity sensors.

Leeds has backed its new subsidence measuring spinout Satsense in a round which also featured corporate Unipart Rail and government-backed Northern Power Investment Fund.

Nottingham spinout Locate Therapeutics is developing a polymer-based material that ensures stem cells and other therapies can be injected with precision.

Capital One Growth Ventures is among the investors to have provided $14.6m in seed and series A funding for the data management platform.