The university has introduced a quality seal that will be awarded to spinouts, with recipients gaining access to a wide range of resources.

The Manchester spinout is seeking capital to launch its first product, a test that can detect the early-stage onset of an eye disease called age-related macular degeneration.

Frontier IP has received a 20% stake in Molendotech, a new spinout of Plymouth University that has developed a way to test the purity of water.

The technology is based on research at University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park.

Serenta, which develops vaccines targeting chronic infections, has obtained a licence for a vaccine against bacteria that have proven resistant to antibiotics.

The cleantech spinout has signed an agreement with University of Minnesota to commercialise research that converts organic waste materials into synthetic gas.

Oxford University Innovation, the tech transfer unit of Oxford University, has been awarded Tech Transfer Unit of the Year by Global University Venturing.