Founding investor Mercia Technologies joined fund manager Invesco for the synthetic biology contractor’s latest round, taking its total funding past the $25m mark.

Kyoto University has taken part in an $8.1m series A round for Alphanavi Pharma, which is developing drugs for neuropathic pain that will partly be based on the institution's research.

IT training software spinout Sidecar Learning has received capital from University of Arizona’s Asset Development Program after joining the state-funded I-Corps accelerator.

Research from Argonne National Laboratory will support the advancement of emerging battery technology backed by Volta Energy Technologies, which is funded by corporates Equinor, Exelon, Albemarle and Hanon Systems.

Licensing revenues at Nationwide Children’s Hospital fell from $36.7m in 2017, though the hospital is reportedly projecting turnover of at least $25m for the first quarter of 2019.

RIT spinout HHI is looking for grant funding to commercialise a cardiovascular monitoring toilet seat intended for patients recovering from heart failure.

DSM Venturing and Strategic Health Investment Partners extended the Stanford cartilage replacement spinout's series A round, augmenting a $16m first close featuring Johnson & Johnson and Osage University Partners.

Jean-Luc Moullet has joined the French National Center for Scientific Research, also known as CNRS, as its chief technology officer.

The office has appointed three directors and two advisers including Russell Cowburn, professor of experimental physics, and Cancer Research UK's Tony Hickson.

Parkwalk Advisors has injected an additional $2.6m into GeoSpock, two months after the Cambridge spinout secured $12.8m in a round co-led by the fund manager.