3D finishing technology developer DyeMansion has been backed by UVC Partners, AM Ventures and BtoV Partners.

Ten businesses will receive $52,000 in grant funding for participating in a Francis Crick-operated accelerator for data science-powered biomedical interfaces.

Samsung, Philips, Applied Materials, SK Hynix, KBC, Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis and KPN Ventures have all backed the Imec.xpand fund.

Small satellite propulsion technology developer Exotrail has been backed by Satt Paris-Saclay as it prepares for a 2019-2020 market launch.

The research institute has achieved a $135m close for its Imec.xpand fund, breaking through its target of $116m just over a year after launching fundraising efforts.

Oxford alumni-founded academic textbook portal Bibliotech has secured capital from OSI and the Parkwalk-managed UOIF.

United Inernet reinvested in the location data management platform, which doubled its series B round to $50m in the transaction.

Suat Topsu, a professor at University of Paris-Saclay, has been appointed president of Satt IDF Innov, one of France’s regional tech transfer organisations.

NIBC Bank has contributed to a $100m funding round for lender Acorn OakNorth, which is now valued at $2.3bn.

Sentea has been spun out with $1.9m in seed funding to commercialise fibre optic sensor technologies that monitor engineering structures for wear and damage.