Genomics data management and analysis platform DNAStack has secured a follow-on investment from Facit, building on the commercialisation unit's initial commitment in 2017.

University of Bristol Enterprise Fund has returned with more cash for irrigation system developer Lettus Grow, founded by Bristol graduates and students.

Founded out of TUM, transmission gear manufacturer ZG-Zahnräder und Getriebe has been bought by Mahle to bolster its integrated drive system capacity.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Continental Grain Company have backed the first close of the Syngenta-backed agricultural bioprocessing platform's latest round.

ETH Zurich spinouts lifted their total funding haul to $173.3m from $123.1m in 2017.

PetaGene hopes its data compression technology will aid the genomic sequencing industry.

SenseTime has helped the autonomous driving software developer expand a series A round already featuring Alliance Ventures and Johnson Electric.

Cambridge big data analytics spinout GeoSpock has now raised $24.5m from investors including Cambridge Innovation Capital and Parkwalk Advisors.

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship has formed microbiome-focused Avnovum Therapeutics, BiomeSense, Covira and Oxalo Therapeutics over the past year.

Based on research from the universities of Bristol and Nottingham, Exonate has now raised $9m to develop a topical eye drop for conditions including diabetic macular edema.