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Old College Capital has contributed to a $1.1m funding round for Sofant Technologies, a smart antenna developer spun out of University of Edinburgh.

Michigan State University Foundation has named Jeff Wesley as executive director for its investment subsidiary, Red Cedar Ventures.

Trade body AzBio has joined two non-profit organisations to launch the AZ-HCIF commercialisation fund for life science discoveries.

The internal web page development platform has been spun out of Harvard University and will be marketed to other higher education bodies.

The cell sorting technology developer has become the first company to be backed by the University of California Riverside-focused VC vehicle Highlander Venture Fund.