Maha Krishnamurthy will serve as president of University of Tennessee Research Foundation in a permanent capacity, having been interim president since October.

Following the departure of Caroline Dreyer last autumn, SATT Conectus has now brought in Marc Gillmann as its new head.

Andy Naylor has left Nottingham Technology Ventures after five years as chief executive to become an investment director for Northern Gritstone.

Alexis Dormandy has reportedly been “forced out” and left the university venture fund shortly before Christmas.

David Russell, an executive-in-residence at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, has been appointed chief executive of PraxisAuril, following in the footsteps of Maxine Ficarra.

Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Innovation Capital and University of Cambridge are joined by 100 signatories like AstraZeneca and Microsoft for the Innovate Cambridge initiative.

Marty Reid, director of SETsquared Bristol and Engine Shed, will step up as interim executive director of SETsquared next month.

Grace Wang is leaving Ohio State University after two years to become president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Michael Connallon Jr is the new chairman of the Rowan Innovation Venture Fund, the freshly topped up venture capital arm of Rowan University.

Mart Maasik is the head of University of Tartu’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre, but will also remain head of UniTartu Ventures.