Four Points Innovation has been formed with $130m in funding to nurture Duke drug discovery research, in the latest such move by Deerfield Management.

Ohio State University has signed up to a spinout-focused life sciences venture vehicle run by regional firm Rev1 Ventures that stands at three times the size of its precursor.

The chemical producer has formed a fund that will count Hubei Xingfa Chemicals as a limited partner, with new energy, materials and chemicals all on the agenda.

A2A has formed a corporate venturing vehicle with $78m in funding, including a commitment from Polytechnic University of Milan’s Poli360 fund.

Guangxi Royal Dairy committed nearly half the capital for the venture firm's latest fund, which has closed at $86.7m.

A2A has formed a corporate venturing arm with $78m in funding, including a commitment from Polytechnic University of Milan’s university venture fund Poli360.

Automotive parts producer Brose will open a corporate venturing office in Berlin as part of a larger investment scheme projected to be up to $2.2bn in size.

The insurance group has closed its Ping An Capital subsidiary's second consumer-focused fund, the vehicle having committed more than half its capital already.

Bloomberg Beta is one of more than 100 contributors to the oversubcribed inaugural fund raised by diversity-focused venture firm Operator Collective.

Global Corporate Venturing has just closed its annual survey, which forms a definitive overview of the industry. The World of Corporate Venturing 2020 report will be published in January.