Armed with findings from University of Oxford's Department of Zoology, Blue Water Vaccines believes it has the blueprint for a universal influenza vaccine.

Bolt, the ride hailing platform backed by Daimler and Didi Chuxing formerly known as Taxify, has raised a series C round valuing it at more than $1bn.

Evotec has spun out Breakpoint Therapeutics and equipped the oncology drug developer with $35m in funding also backed by Taiho Pharmaceutical.

Law firm Anderson Strathern has launched AS Capital to invest in early-stage startups alongside Equity Group, having invested an undisclosed amount in Synaptec.

The legal outsourcing provider has launched Bright Mind Capital Partners to make early-stage investments in artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data startups.

Eutelsat and the video delivery components developer will partner to expand their portfolio of services for telecom operators, media groups and content providers following the $11.2m investment.

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

Mercia Technologies is now known as Mercia Asset Management, and has announced a $5.1m year-on-year increase in its portfolio value, up from a $3.9m increase in 2017-2018.

Power Resources Group has bought University of Cambridge-founded metal power producer Metalysis, which had plunged into administration last month.

Autoimmune disease drug maker Citryll has hit the first close of a targeted $19m series A, having sourced commitments from BrightGene and ModiQuest.