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University of Waterloo is suing its grid battery manufacturing spinout Salient Energy, which it claims must sign back IP rights due to a misapplication of its tech transfer policy.

Peptide-based drug developer Navigen has been backed by University of Utah-based student venturing fund UVF II in its first equity round.

University of Michigan's manufacturing coolant spinout Fusion Coolant Systems has been backed by the institution's Mints fund, taking its total to $9.9m.

Virtual training software provider Strivr increased its total funding to more than $23m, having been incubated in partnership with Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab.

KIT-founded valve actuator manufacturer Memetis has received capital from the university and HTGF to help expand development and production.

Five US-based biomedical projects at Wayne State University have received Mtrac funding to pursue goals including better immunotherapy and new antibiotics.

Stanford-StartX Fund has invested in childhood development app creator Kinedu, which counts childcare provider Advenio among its early backers.

Advanced battery developer Aceleron, which operates from Birmingham and Brunel universities, has been backed by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.

The nine-figure renminbi sum follows a series A round of undisclosed size two years ago that was backed by THG Ventures.