Researchers at University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will join forces at the Polsky Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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The genetic testing service, spun out from City University of Hong Kong, took its total funding to approximately $53m with a round co-led by Alibaba and Beyond Ventures.

The Johns Hopkins spinout has passed a clinical milestone to trigger the final part of a series B round backed by Osage University Partners.

Stanford spinout Forty Seven is working on an immuno-oncology treatment to fight the overproduction of proteins which inhibit the immune response to cancer.

The cash will allow Aventamed to seek regulatory approvals to sell its Solo earplant device in the US, having already launched in European markets.

University of Pennsylvania inventors will now be paid their cut of licensing fees faster while also benefiting from a reduced initial deduction.

Occupational learning app developer Talented has secured an undisclosed sum from a Duke University-backed incubator, the Startup Lab at the Centre for Advanced Hindsight.