Launched in September 2012 a year after the company was founded, the bioinformatics tool of Sophia Genetics is being used by 12 hospitals and laboratories in Switzerland.

Deals involving the Cambridge tech cluster for May reached a total of $243m, with more undisclosed, bringing the cumulative amount for both April and May to around $750m.

Edinburgh Research and Innovation is seeking partners to commercialise the next generation of malaria drugs and vaccine.

AutoHarvest, an open innovation marketplace for the auto industry backed by the University of Michigan, signs MOU with USPTO to drive vehicle innovation.

AstraZeneca reveals plans to use $500m to establish a global R&D centre and its corporate headquarters in Cambridge.

University College Dublin wraps up its inaugural commercialisation bootcamp for academics.

The number of new university spin-off firms in the UK continues downward trend.