Thrive Earlier Detection, the developer of an early cancer screening blood test invented at JHU and backed by Exact Sciences and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, has raised $257m in series B funding.

Thrive Earlier Detection, the developer of an early cancer screening blood test invented at JHU, has raised $257m in series B funding.

Danaher Life Sciences and Agilent Technology joined existing backers Merck Group and Illumina for a $50m series B extension that increased the round’s total to nearly $89m.

SmartX, a data storage virtualisation business that counts Samsung and Lenovo as shareholders, has announced series B-plus and C funding to expand its product offering.

Indigo Diabetes increased its total funding to $52.6m with a series B round backed by Ackermans & van Haaren.

Thought Machine has added $42m to its series B round, bringing its total to $125m and welcoming SEB as a new investor.

Indigo Diabetes increased its total funding to $52.6m with a series B round backed by Imec.xpand and returning investor Qbic.

Deutsche Telekom has invested in Everphone’s series B round as the company expects a shift to remote work will bolster demand for its device leasing service.

Digital Garage has contributed to a $20m series B round for EMQ, which will use the cash to drive international growth for its cross-border payment network.

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