University of Louisville, University of Kentucky and Kentucky Science and Technology will extend their tech transfer expertise to other local institutions.

Co-founded by faculty from Columbia University and University of Melbourne, Praxis Precision Medicines targets CNS disorders.

GPI Capital and JPMorgan Chase have injected $150m into Pharmapacks, whose backers already include Reckitt Benckiser, McKesson, Sealed Air and Emerson Group.

Novo Holdings returned for a $110m series C1 round for Praxis Precision Medicines, four months after the gene therapy developer emerged from stealth with $100m in funding.

University of Utah spinout Vaporsens has been acquired by Gentex for $10.5m after the corporate had already supplied $3m in equity financing.

University of Utah spinout Vaporsens has been acquired by Gentex for $10.5m after the corporate had supplied $3m in equity financing.

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

Forbes-backed online pharmacy Ro has received $200m in funding led by General Catalyst, trebling its valuation to $1.5bn.

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund returned for a series A round expected to help MBX identify clinical-stage peptides for rare endocrine genetic diseases.

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