Japanese pharma firm Taiho has added $100m to its US-based CVC subsidiary, which has a team of five people.

Bauke Anninga was a principal at M Ventures for two years.

The ex-Illumina Ventures employee has launched a VC firm where she will be managing partner.

Illumina Ventures alumnus Noel Lee has moved up to partner at Novo Holdings, just eight months after being hired as a principal in its Growth Investments team.

Claire Leurent, formerly principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, has joined AbbVie’s CVC unit as managing director.

The fund, co-managed with a seed-stage VC firm, will target AI, robotics and internet-of-things across multiple industries.

Alphabet’s early-stage investment unit has hired Michael McBride to seek out AI and open-source software startups.

Pioneer Management Consulting has launched a venture capital firm to invest in startups developing treatments for rare brain tumours.

The Intuitive Ventures Fund II will invest in startups transforming treatment in minimally invasive care.

The American Heart Association has launched AHA Ventures to invest in health tech and social impact.