University of Maryland's tech transfer office is set to form a fund that will invest in local university-linked startups.

QBE Insurance and Starr Companies have joined CIC to invest in Cytora as it prepares to launch a risk assessment engine for property and casualty insurance.

Medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences has acquired cardiovascular device developer and University of Maryland, Baltimore spinout Harpoon Medical.

Quanterix, a digital immunoassay developer spun out of Tufts University, has raised $64.1m in its initial public offering.

Queen's University spinout Fusion Antibodies is targeting $7.4m in proceeds in an IPO that will provide an exit to Qubis and Invest NI.

The VC firm has raised $13.9m for a $20m venture fund that will target IT University of Pennsylvania-linked businesses.

Dream Tech has been spun out to develop a better method for conducting risk assessments on food, pharmaceuticals and pesticides.

Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation is partnering accelerator Comb+ for a fund that has already raised more than half its $76.8m target.