Dementia Discovery Fund, backed by more than half a dozen corporates, reached its final close after AARP supplied $60m.

Irish institutions have spun out fewer businesses and awarded fewer licences, options and assignments than in previous years.

Launched in September 2017, Spin-Off Austria supports academics looking to establish spinouts and has selected the first eight projects.

ING Ventures led a round for the blockchain trading technology developer that included fellow corporates BNP Paribas and Tech Mahindra.

Safety control equipment maker TTTech has received an undisclosed amount from B&C in return for a 9% equity stake.

B&C has acquired a 9% stake in TTTech for an undisclosed sum, guaranteeing that the TU Wien spinout will continue to be majority-owned by Austrian shareholders.

The corporate-backed Space Camp Accelerator has welcomed its first six startups.

Parkwalk has returned to back three-dimensional imaging developer Fuel3D as the Oxford spinout continues work on a scanner than can accurately detail sub-cutaneous tumours.

The UCL spinout has priced its shares at the top of its range and secured $150m in proceeds, up from its initial target of $100m.