Glasgow University spin-out Gold Standard Simulations (GSS) is licensing its tool suite to GlobalFoundries.

Simon Devonshire, who heads Telefonica accelerator Wayra, will advise the UK government on business growth.

East Anglia University spin-out Spectral Edge secures an investment from Iceni Seedcorn Fund and Rainbow Seed Fund.

Durham spin-out Kromek adds a contract worth $620,000 with several Asian airports to its list of recent deals.

Oxford BioChronometrics allows websites to distinguish between real humans and spam bots.

Restaurant reservation platform Quandoo has closed a $25m series C round with participation from Holtzbrinck Ventures.

Oxford University has entered into a research agreement with startup Big Health.

Sebastian Blum, previously the managing director of Deutsche Telekom's US-based corporate venturing unit for four years, has joined European venture firm Active Partners.

Mobile game developer Social Point has raised $30m in a series C round featuring Allianz-backed Idinvest as it prepares to release a batch of new games.