Sentiance, a spinout of Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, has secured $5.2m in a series A round that included multi-university-backed fund Qbic.

The spinout of Leiden University Medical Center is working on a treatment that prevents acute bleeding in patients taking medication for thrombosis.

Apple has reportedly acquired SensoMotoric, a Free University of Berlin spinout.

Edinburgh spinout Skoog is looking to raised up to $6.4m in funding, having previously obtained money from investors including state-owned Scottish Enterprise.

Based on research at KU Leuven, Ghent University and VIB, Aphea.Bio is working on a product that can increase crop yield while protecting against fungal diseases.

The research institute has launched an early-stage fund that has a target size of up to $136m.

James Mawson, editor-in-chief, reviews last month's Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017