IT Inkubator at University of Saarland will open its program to researchers across Germany, who will however have to join the existing facilities in Saarbrücken.

QUT Bluebox has joined corporates Holland Insurance and Seven West Media in the second funding round for over-60s package holiday portal Starts at 60.

An industrial biotech initiative co-led by University of Strathclyde has received UK government funding to prepare an application to the UKRI’s competitive Strength in Places program.

Sana has emerged with funding from investors including F-Prime Capital, Arch and Flagship Pioneering to develop genetically modified hypoimmogenic stem cells.

OUI’s first social enterprise spinout, Sophia Oxford, will implement a multidimensional poverty index and standards intended to help corporates respond to the needs of workforces.

Cosmian has secured backing from the PSL Innovation Fund to advance products based on inventions from multiple French research institutes including PSL-hosted Inria.

The firm posted its half-year results for the period ending December 2018, registering an 83% year-on-year rise in turnover and a 43% gain in the fair value of its portfolio.

Twelve teams will be given the opportunity to participate in the ten-week accelerator, which is also backed by corporates Vodafone Ireland and Ericsson.

The university will benefit from a hub to house its AI and biomedical research in addition to co-working space and a think-tank targeting the ethics of emerging technologies.

The vehicle has a target size of $3.7m to be fulfilled by donations from philanthropists, with the aim of providing support to early-stage university businesses and research.