NeoGenomics has exercised its option to buy Inivata, a precision cancer diagnostics company that was formed to exploit Cambridge and CRUK research seven years ago.

Solidia Technologies, Kelun Biotech and Doer Biologics all raised more than $70m while Sony added cash to a round valuing Discord at $7bn.

Oxford University Innovation has revealed it launched 37 new companies between April 2020 and March 2021, its best run yet.

Q&A with Jennifer Diedrichs, investment manager, EnBW New Ventures

Diarmuid O’Brien will take over as chief executive of Cambridge Enterprise this September following the retirement of Tony Raven.

Nikon contributed to a $270m round valuing the DNA sequencing eqiupment producer at $3.4bn as it prepares to pursue a public listing.

Eddyfi/NDT has agreed to purchase UCL spinout Senceive for an undisclosed amount.

Driverless vehicle developer EasyMile closed a $66.4m round featuring Alstom and Continental while UCB and LivaNova-backed EEG technology developer Ceribell secured $53m.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.