Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund has joined Purdue Ventures and university-backed VC vehicle Indiana Seed Fund as an investor in healthcare communication platform Diagnotes.

NUI Galway-linked businesses to have secured backing last year include kidney reflux test spinout Kite Medical and medical implant developer Loci Orthopaedics.

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

The beverage producer and retailer was valued at a reported $60m in a seed round backed by Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands vehicle.

Trinity College Dublin spinout Danalto has been backed by the spinout-focused Atlantic Bridge University Bridge Fund and Enterprise Ireland.

Osage University Partners was among the investors to supply seed funding for robotic technology developer Elementary Robotics.

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

Purdue University-backed Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund has picked seven university-linked businesses to share a total of $200,000 in funding.

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

TU Dresden spinout DenovoMatrix hopes to commercialise a method for effectively cultivating stem cell production.