UBC and CDRD spinout Sitka Biopharma has now lured $5.5m in total and is readying its bladder cancer treatment for initial clinical trials.

Complion collected funding from investors including the multi-university-backed Ohio Innovation Fund for its regulatory compliance software platform catered to sites conducting clinical research.

Regenerative craniofacial implant manufacturer OssDsign has amassed $19.7m altogether as it prepares to take its products based on Karolinska and Uppsala university research into new markets.

Richard Chylla, executive director of MSU Technologies, has taken over as chairman of Autm's board of directors, succeeding Alison Campbell.

University of Minnesota's Discovery Launchpad incubator is currently supporting eight projects based on university research with resources including office space and mentoring.

Cédric Van Nevel has departed Bekaert to become an investment manager at Qbic, a venture fund manager focused on spinouts of Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp universities and of Vito.

The gains came against a backdrop of falling net profits and cash reserves that will test Karolinska Development as it looks ahead to convertible debt obligations.

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An undisclosed endowment has signed up to a $40m cryptocurrency-focused fund managed by Morgan Creek Digital Assets that will make seed-stage and token-based investments.

Spun out of Inesc Tec under a strategic agreement with Frontier IP, Insignals hopes to commercialise a surgical guidance device for brain implants to treat conditions including Parkinson's.