Cliff Michaels will head Kansas University’s Center for Technology Commercialization after having spent the past three years at Georgia State University.

Corporate-backed VC deals fell just 2% in 2022 vs a 25% fall for venture capital overall. A record number of new corporate funds were created.

Kevin Leslie has been appointed Old Dominion University’s first associate vice-president for innovation and commercialisation.

Maha Krishnamurthy will serve as president of University of Tennessee Research Foundation in a permanent capacity, having been interim president since October.

The $275m round, the largest series B for three months, featured several pharmaceutical companies and is part of a thriving environment for gene therapy startups.

With a fresh cash injection from Raytheon’s RTX Ventures, EpiSci is creating autonomous software to enhance warfighters’ capabilities.

After both serving three years as Jump Capital’s vice-presidents, Saaya Nath and Tarun Gupta have been promoted to the firm’s partners.

Venture capital has poured into the cleantech sector over the past couple of years. Concerns are growing that startups may not be able to scale into viable companies that generate expected returns.

After serving 16 years at Comcast, GCV Emerging Leader Kim Armor plans to focus her attention on climate change.

SCB10X and Chorus One are among the partners that will back Web3 startups through blockchain interactivity startup Axelar's Ecosystem Startup Funding Program.