Jesse Vincent-Herscovici is the new president and chief executive at Axelys, following in the footsteps of interim CEO Nancy Rancourt and Paule De Blois who earlier this year joined the Quebec government.

Daiichi Sankyo has hired Shun Asami, previously senior investment director and San Francisco division head at Eisai Innovation.

As ArcelorMittal's XCarb Innovation Fund backs Form Energy's $450m series E round, its head tells us why the unit is targeting clean energy, hydrogen and smart carbon technology.

EnBW New Ventures has brought in renewable energy expert Melanie Beyersdorf to bolster its investment team.

Phil Clare has joined Queen Mary Innovation as chief executive, having previously worked for University of Oxford since 2006.

GCV Rising Star Ademidum (Demi) Edosomwan has left TotalEnergies Ventures after more than three years at the CVC unit.

Alex Sion, formerly head of market growth at Citi Ventures, has taken up a managing director role at Motive Create.

CVC veteran Daniel Malandrin, who was part of GCV Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders rosters, has left DX Ventures and joined KPMG Brazil.

Karinne Bredberg has been promoted to director of innovation in Northern Illinois University’s Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships.