Several existing shareholders including Woodford have returned to back a $17m funding round for Metalysis, which produces metal powders for 3D printing.

The robotic leg developer secured the funding in a series A round featuring Sony Innovation Fund that will support product development.

Siemens' Next47 unit has hired Matthew Cowan, a co-founder of Bridgescale Partners, as it moves to an evergreen investment model.

Nanosatellite internet of things technology developer Myriota has attracted $15m in series A funding from investors co-led by Main Sequence Ventures.

Solar Foods is advancing VTT and LUT research as the basis for a wheat flour-like food protein product fermented using water, electricity and CO2.

Adisseo is the cornerstone investor in a Seventure Partners fund that has reached a first close of almost $30m.

Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing company based on Harvard University research.

Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing startup helmed by an ex-Monsanto vice-president.

Reply's internet-of-things fund has invested in rounds for energy intelligence technology developer Metron and temperature analysis startup Tag Sensors totalling $5.3m.