Healthcare uses corporate venturing defensively as Google unveils Calico deal with Art Levinsohn.

Google establishes new healthcare business Calico to tackle issues of aging and illness - "clearly a longer-term bet."

Queen Mary University of London spin-out Activiomics enters into research programme with Kyowa Hakko Kirin.

Duke University spin-out Aerie Pharmaceuticals files with the SEC for initial public offering.

University of Toronto spin-out ChipCare raises CAD $2.05m ($1.99m) angel round for mobile healthcare field testing kit.

Drugs company Cerecor raises $6.8m from private backers for depression treatment.

The University of Colorado Boulder signs option agreement with Nanoly Bioscience for vaccine protection technology.