The university has partnered regional business advocate Solent LEP to launch an accelerator fund aimed at generating 16 internet-focused spinouts by March 2019.

Citigroup has led a $20m series A1 round for Behavox, a developer of people analytics software for the financial services industry.

Pep-Therapy has now raised $2.9m to deliver peptide-based cancer drugs that further research from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut Curie and Inserm.

French regional tech transfer offices IDF Innov, Satt Lutech and Satt Paris-Saclay have joined forces with Paris Region Enterprises and French Tech Hub to launch an innovation imitative.

The Alstom, Solvay and Schneider Electric-sponsored venture firm has closed new financing, bringing the total under its management to about $590m.

Bayerische Patentallianz, the tech transfer organisation for institutions in Bavaria, has welcomed Robert Phelps as its managing director.

Imec spinout LynxCare has collected funding from investors including government-owned PMV and VLaio.

The incubator will welcome spinouts from seven universities to its program, set to launch in mid-October.