Global University Venturing

Paris Saclay Seed Fund and all other existing backers returned for the series B round, which additionally attracted Tsinghua University’s TUS Holdings.

Cornes, 3M Ventures and Repsol Energy Ventures contributed to a round that increased the VTT-founded in-mold structural electronics provider's total funding to more than $59m.

Sonoma Biotherapeutics has emerged from stealth with $40m to develop regulatory T-cell therapies for autoimmune and degenerative diseases.

The annual UC pitch session returned to the GCVI Summit, with chosen startups including BioTrillion, Cayuga Biotech, EVT, FarmSense and TomoCredit.

The deep tech-focused commercialisation vehicle currently has 10 portfolio companies having smashed its original $54.8m fundraising target.

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

Wade Lange is Purdue Research Foundation's new vice-president and chief entrepreneurial officer, having previously served as Purdue Foundry's entrepreneur-in-residence.

EPFL-founded tissue analysis technology developer Lunaphore has now raised $37.3m in all after a series C round led by medical products firm PHC Holdings.

Existing investor Gradient Ventures invested in a series B round that almost doubled the clinical research software provider's overall funding to $45m.

Oak Ridge spinout Verana Health has completed a $100m round led by existing investor GV that will help it expand its clinical database platform into new areas.

Genomic medicine developer Beam will raise $180m in a upsized initial public offering three years after being spun out of Harvard University.