NC State is the first of a planned five academic partners to benefit from on-campus commercialisation experts and access to capital.

V-Bio Ventures, the venture firm affiliated with VIB, will focus on healthcare and sustainable agriculture companies primarily in Belgium.

Airbus Ventures-backed space launch services provider Astra will get a listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market through the deal.

HY Energy and Yake Food-backed starch sugar additive manufacturer Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical is set to go public in Shanghai.

Chart Industries and existing backer Chevron Technology Ventures helped the carbon capture system developer push its total funding past $150m.

Additive manufacturing Uniformity Labs has raised $38.4m to advance additive manufacturing technology developed at Princeton University.

Pfizer, LG, Corning, W L Gore, Showa Denko, Nissan Chemical and Nagase & Co were among the limited partners for the materials-focused VC firm's latest fund.

ADM, Rich’s Products, Müller Group and Tyson Foods have all backed a $26.8m convertible note round for the cellular meat developer that included new and returning investors.

Q&A with Anil Achyuta, investment director, TDK Ventures

Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO in South Africa of local media group Naspers, in May last year said: “Food security is of paramount importance in South Africa.”