Mednoxa, a manufacturer of oxygenation-based wound and ulcer dressing spun out from Purdue University, has secured $30,000 in seed funding from Health Wildcatters.

The Northern Accelerator partnership of Durham University and Newcastle University has helped set up Atelerix, a human cell storage developer.

Washington University in St Louis spun out eight companies during the past financial year and marked a 16% increase in novel invention disclosures.

Avrio Capital has added $5m to a series B round that achieved an initial close of $6.95m in July with a commitment from WRF Capital.

Annette Reineke has been appointed vice-president of research at Geisenheim University, with technology transfer one of her responsibilities.

The voice-control technology developer spun out from University of Bristol has closed a series E round led by strategic investor Infineon Technologies.

The government has launched Spin-Off Austria, an $18m nationwide initiative that will support academics looking to set up spinouts.

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