Christoph Moning, a professor at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science since 2014, is the new vice-president for research and knowledge transfer.

Corporate venturing veteran Julien Cristiani will lead Europe and Israel investments for Schneider Electric’s $1bn investment arm.

Corporate venturing veteran Mads Møller has joined ABB Electrification as head of ventures and group vice president.

The "edutainment" company will use the new money to expand to new markets and bring more high-profile experts to give masterclasses.

Indra, developer of a system that lets electric cars sell energy back to the grid, raised nearly $24m in a series B round led by return investor Gulf Oil International.

Cancer survival rates have increased dramatically over the past century, but immunotherapies are not a holy grail — yet.

Recharge Industries may be purchasing prospective battery producer Britishvolt out of insolvency but its collapse highlights the risk corporates face backing infrastructure-heavy startups.

After three years as an investment director at Nutreco’s CVC arm, Erik Tveteraas has taken up a director of venturing role.

Seed-stage investor High-Tech Gründerfonds secured backing from a range of German corporates for its fourth fund, taking its total capital under management past €1.3bn.

Cement production accounts for 8% of carbon dioxide emissions around the world, so Carbon Re has developed a cost-effective AI that identifies ways to lower emissions.