Syncona has launched Purespring to commercialise gene therapies aimed at kidney diseases that are based on work at University of Bristol.

Axa Venture Partners led a $14.9m round for the e-commerce fulfilment platform developer, which counts SanomaVentures as an earlier backer.

Autodesk is buying the architectural assessment software developer, which had raised $32m, to enhance its offering for architects.

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

Infracapital supplied the funding for the energy storage services provider, which also counts Jera and Tokyo Electric Power among its investors.

Eight Roads Ventures and Balderton co-led the BKK-backed renewable energy service provider's most recent round.

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

Q&A with Suzanna Chiu, head, Amadeus Ventures

The University of Cambridge-aligned healthcare and life sciences accelerator has added Novartis as a strategic partner.

The biotech investment firm is the first external life sciences investor to get a fund commitment from pharmaceutical company Sanofi.