Vorwek-backed travel accessory manufacturer Horizn Studios has raised several million dollars in its series A round to expand internationally, beginning with the UK.

The intellectual property investor could pay an extra $12m to buy Parkwalk if the spinout-focused fund manager meets certain key targets.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, which spun out Amcure in 2012, has participated in a round led by LBBW Venture Capital.

Fintech company BillFront has raised a combination of series A equity and debt from strategic investors NIBC Bank and 4Finance as well as existing shareholder Finleap.

The offshore wind technology developer raised the capital from corporates Schlumberger, Eon and Shell and plans to develop a pilot system in 2017.

The Illumina-backed company has raised additional funding after becoming the first company to sequence multiple human genomes using portable technology.

The IP investment firm, which advises universities on spinouts in exchange for equity stakes, has signed its second deal in Portugal.

The Imperial Innovations-backed cancer treatment developer secured $10m from Bristol-Myers to test two drugs to be used in combination.

University venturing fund Oxford Sciences Innovation has added an additional $290m to its assets as spinout Oxford Nanopore attracts another $126m in funding.