Cambridge spinout Definigen has boosted its intellectual property portfolio by licensing additional research from the university.

The corporates, both members of the Telecom Infra Project initiative, are collaborating on an accelerator program for network infrastructure technology startups.

The internet company's newly formed Games Investment Division will invest up to $100m in game developers and publishers in the form of equity, acquisitions and royalty deals.

The fleet automation spinout from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has attracted a $2m extension for its seed round.

Boston Scientific has led a $23.1m series B round for Neurotronik, a medical device devloper focusing on patients suffering from heart failure.

Corporate and government venturing firms-backed Oxford Sciences Innovation has retained stockbroker Numis as a financial adviser.

John Lewis and subsidiary Waitrose have teamed up for the fourth year of its retail technology accelerator, JLab, through which startups can apply for up to $125,000.

Novartis Venture Fund, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Pfizer are supporting the newly launched Swiss healthcare accelerator.