Inspection robot manufacturer Invert Robotics was founded out of University of Canterbury in 2011 and has now secured corporate Yamaha Motor as an investor in its latest round.

OpenTable will offer Venga's customer analytics software to its restaurant clients following the acquisition, which will allow Big Red Ventures to exit.

Vay Sports has been spun out of University of Zurich to commercialise a fitness app that exploits computer vision to monitor a user's posture.

Based on Clemson University research, 3D cancer cell modelling spinout Kiyatec has increased its total financing to $14.9m with the help of clinical lab operator LabCorp and VC firm VentureSouth.

Hannover Medical School chip cytometry spinout Zelkraftwerk has been bought by Canopy Biosciences, providing an exit for tech transfer company Ascenion.

Katherine Ku has taken on a board position at University of Utah Research Foundation in addition to her existing appointment as chief licensing adviser at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati.

Tom Risch has been appointed permanent executive director and vice-provost for research and tech transfer for Arkansas State University’s branch of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute.

Needing to solve its debt predicament before the end of this year, Karolinska Development has launched negotiations with its largest convertible note holder, Sino Biopharmaceutical.

Tsinghua University has become the first Chinese mainland institution to top the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings, forcing National University of Singapore into second place.

Exosome therapeutics developer Codiak BioSciences, exploiting technology developed by researchers at the universities of Gothenburg and Texas, is eyeing up to $86.3m in an IPO.