Remeditex Ventures, set up in part by technology transfer professionals at Texas University's UT Southwestern Medical Center, is joined by Amgen's corporate venturing unit backing the round.

Remeditex Ventures, a US-based venture capital (VC) firm set up by former executives at Hunt Petroleum and technology transfer professionals at Texas University's UT Southwestern Medical Center, led MiRagen's round, and was joined by peers Atlas Venture, Boulder Ventures and Broadview Ventures, as well as Amgen.

Merck's Global Health Innovation Fund backs data management company Liaison Technologies, which has grown revenues 40% ever year for the last four years.

University of California, Santa Barbara cloud spin out Eucalyptus Systems raises the funds with backing from BV Capital, the former corporate venturing unit of Germany-based media company Bertelsmann.

The US-based chip manufacturer buys Olaworks, which Intel Capital backed in 2007.

The University of California, Santa Barbara cloud spin out raises the funds backed by BV Capital, the former corporate venturing unit of Germany-based media company Bertelsmann.

The antibody therapeutics company Alder BioPharmaceuticals raises $38m, led by Novo Ventures with backing from Sevin Rosen, HIG Ventures and TPG Biotech among others.

Saif Partners, backed by US-based technology company Cisco, reportedly takes D.Cn to $20m round.

Jefferies has invested in social networking company Viadeo's $32m fundraising, while it is also exclusive financial advisor to Viadeo.

The US-based oxygen therapy equipment and services raises the funds in a Novo-led round taking it to about $90m raised, based on Global Corporate Venturing analysis.