UCL spinout Promethera Biosciences has received $11.3m in series D funding from Itochu and $16.6m in a convertible debt round backed by Sosei.

THC Ventures has led a $14.5m round that will fund Light Theto's R&D activities.

The funding for Shimane's Nanotechnology Project Center came from San-in Godo Bank through an industry-academia cooperation program.

HTGF, Think.Health Ventures and Business Angels have also supplied funding to Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry mass spectrometry spinout PreOmics.

UAVC has returned to back UA-founded hospitality staffing platform Qwick after investing an undisclosed sum in November 2018.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has announced a university venture fund called Cactus Capital to run in conjunction with a VC investment course for its students.

Boston Scientific has exercised its option to wholly acquire Millipede, based on research at Michigan, having purchased a $90m stake in the mitral regurgitation treatment device maker last year.

UC Berkeley spinout Iota Biosciences has obtained $15m in series A capital from investors including Astellas.

Having achieved an initial close of $8m in September, the Helmholtz spinout has now closed its series C round at $10.3m.

Stanford-StartX Fund has returned to pump funding into electric skateboard manufacturer Boosted, helping to take the company’s total funding to $70m.