The Ohio State spinout uses liquids to compress, cool and dehydrate natural gas, providing an alternative to petrol-based motoring fuels.

The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up all the latest smaller deals and tracks emerging companies accessing university funds.

NYU Innovation Venture Fund has put its weight behind KitSplit, an online marketplace to rent equipment such as cameras, drones and virtual reality headsets.

The US-based protein purification technology developer shifted its manufacturing base to North Carolina two years ago and has now secured three licences from NC State.