Exyn Materials, a Pennsylvania University spin-out specialising in drone aircraft, has received $1m from UK-based commercialisation group IP Group.

The deal comes off the back of a commercialisation agreement signed between Princeton and IP last year, which marked the start of an expansion into the US by IP. It also signed pilot deals with Princeton and Columbia around the same time.

Exyn is the first spin-out from Princeton that has been developed in conjunction with IP, which has taken a…