Biotalys, a bio-fungicide and pesticide developer based on VIB technology previously known as AgroSavfe, has added $11m to its series C round.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

The semiconductor technology producer has gone public through a reverse merger with penny stock company Peninsula Acquisition and received $21.5m from investors including Marelli.

The venture fund has appointed GCV Powerlist member Rajesh Swaminathan, who had led Amat’s corporate venturing unit for nearly two years, as a venture partner.

ABB has agreed to purchase building control point supplier Cylon Controls, providing exits to UCD and energy utility ESB.

JFE Chemical, JXTG, Nagase, Obayashi, Teijin and Yokogawa Electric backed a $74.4m round for the polymer-based battery producer.

The industrial robotics technology developer has followed up an Intel Capital investment last August with $14.3m in a round led by Sequoia Capital China.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

AxLR Occitanie Méditerranée, Toulouse Tech Transfer and Aquitaine Science Transfer will work with the accelerator to foster agriculture and food tech-focused innovation.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.