The Techstars-backed Farm to Fork Accelerator will give food and agtech startups access to funding and networking opportunities.

The 3D printing technology producer has reached the first close of a $200m series D round featuring JSR, Adidas and GE Ventures.

The commercial space launch company was founded by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and China Sanjiang Space Industry Group.

UV Boosting is the first spinout to emerge from a collaboration between Satt Sud-Est and startup studio TechnoFounders.

Royal College of Art has spun out Pollinator Orchard Management, which will develop agtech to boost pollination rates and crop yields by exploiting natural pollinators such as flies.

CorrosionRadar is gearing up to trial sensors for identifying deep corrosion in oil and gas pipeline.

Unipart Rail has acquired Instrumentel, a spinout from University of Leeds that is developing telemetry systems for rail and automotive applications.

The universities of Sheffield and Leeds have launched a new spinout, Redbrick Molecular, that will market specialty chemicals.

Loughborough University spinout Sonobex has developed noise control technology and has a first product ready for market launch.

University of Minnesota spinout Calyxt has entered the public markets in a flotation that resulted in the share price climbing from $8 to $11.25 on the first day of trading.