IP Evaluate will give students the chance to conduct their own patent searches and learn more on what it takes to generate a successful spinout.

University of Toronto Mississauga spinout Janpix has obtained $17.6m in funding from corporate-backed Medicxi, which had seeded the company.

Beta Bionics has been launched as a public benefit corporation to commercialise automated bihormonal pumps for type 1 diabetes sufferers.

The seven programs, formed between two University of Maryland institutions, UMB and UMCP, include a commercialisation vehicle for high-potential spinouts.

Trade bodies PraxisUnico and Auril have combined in a bid to improve their policy responses, support materials and events.