Global University Venturing

University of Chicago returned to contribute to a series B round for smart oven provider Tovala.

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

Circulating tumour DNA blood test developer Base Genomics has raised $11m to progress research out of University of Oxford.

OSI returned to back its inaugural investment Oxford Flow, which develops actuated pressure valves for industrial pipelines including oil and gas.

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

The world’s number one incubator has been making a big impact since 2002, having supported more than 4,000 entrepreneurs that have raised more than $2.2bn between them.

Illumina, General Atlantic and Viking Global have supplied $70m for Ginkgo Bioworks, an MIT spinout that has now raised more than $789m altogether.

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

Q32 Bio has launched with $46m from investors including University of Colorado to target autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Cell sorting technology business Thinkcyte has closed an OUVC-backed series A round intended to progress its joint research and unlock an expansion into the US.

Lactips, a milk-based bioplastics spinout of Jean Monnet University formed by Pulsalys, has raised $14.5m in a funding round led by Bpifrance.