The commercialisation firm recovered from an $18.2m loss in 2016 by acquiring Touchstone Innovations, and opening a division focused on Australia and New Zealand.

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University of Amsterdam-founded Kepler Vision has secured capital from investors including UvA Ventures to commercialise body language recognition products.

Symbiotix has licensed more Harvard IP to propel the commercialisation of T-cell modulators based on studies of the human microbiome.

The Ohio State spinout raised an additional $900,000 to advance its speed control gear technology for industrial robots.

Several existing shareholders including Woodford have returned to back a $17m funding round for Metalysis, which produces metal powders for 3D printing.

Deerfield Management and Vanderbilt University have launched Ancora Innovation with $65m in capital to support early-stage life science research and back resulting spinouts.

Parkwalk has invested from two vehicles under its management after previously backing the Cambridge spinout in late 2016.