Smart home technology manufacturer Sousei Technology also collected funding from Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance in a round that will help it deliver upgrades and additional services.

US-based Blue Water Vaccines has an option on University of Oxford research into a universal influenza shot and is looking to raise $15m in funding.

Cambridge-founded automated cell analytics platform Sphere Fluidics has added $2m of funding, bringing its lifetime haul to $14.9m.

Environmental compliance software startup Encamp has amassed $1.1m from investors including IU’s Philanthropic Venture Fund.

Members of SetSquared Bristol generated less funding than in 2017, though it may instead remember last year for diabetes treatment developer Ziylo's sale to Novo for up to $800m.

Facit-backed oncological development initiative Triphase Accelerator has struck a deal with Celgene for its TRPH-395 blood cancer treatment as the drug nears clinical trials

Francois Pichot has added the role of investment principal to his existing investment manager duties at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology’s innovation fund.

Osage University Partners has put up additional capital for oil and gas fluids monitor developer Seismos, which was founded by students from University of Texas.

IIM Ahmedabad's incubator supplied seed funding to help environmental monitoring startup Oizom Instruments pursue marketing, product enhancements and R&D.

Backed by Stanford-StartX Fund, marketing intelligence platform Knotch has now secured at least $31.5m in total funding and will now pursue technology upgrades and and internal expansion.