Bigfinite has picked up funding from industrial process manufacturer Krohne as it bids to commercialise its pharmaceutical information platform.

Car sharing platform Reachda will add Honda automobiles to its vehicle fleet as part of the deal, with Honda investing $9.1m in the company.

Smart oven developer and University of Chicago spinout Tovala has been backed by UChicago Startup Investment Program in an Origin Ventures-led round.

Diabetes diagnostics developer Zenomics has received $5.8m from biomedical device producer MicroPort Scientific in the first tranche of its first funding round.

Triangle Venture Alliance has made its inaugural investment, backing medical device manufacturer 410 Medical.

The Warwick spinout has received $5.1m in capital from investors such as Mercia Technologies to fund commercialisation of a transdermal ibuprofen patch.

VTT spinout TactoTek has attracted $5.9m in funding from Ascend Capital Partners.

The ocular biotech spinout was has received cash from backers including the VTC Innovation Fund as it prepares to take its dry eye syndrome treatment through clinical testing.

UT Horizon Fund has returned for a $7m series A for GenXComm, having also contributed to a $1.5m seed round in June this year.