Global University Venturing

The total has dipped slightly from 25 year-on-year despite Purdue reporting more disclosures and patents this fiscal year.

UPMC Enterprises has contributed to a $20m series B extension for Cerevance, which is commercialising Rockefeller University research.

Santen Ventures co-led a series B round to bring TAU faculty-founded Belkin Laser's funding total to $16.3m.

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

UCL's gene therapy developer has followed a $120m round co-led by Novo three weeks ago by filing to go public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

MIT and Tufts spinout Mori, which produces food preservatives using silk proteins, welcomed back The Engine for its series A round.

University of Montreal, Laval University and ETS are to combine their tech transfer operations within a Quebec-wide initiative due to launch next spring.

Seek Group returned for a series F round that boosted the Stanford faculty-founded adult education provider's valuation to $2.5bn.

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

GlaxoSmithKline is paying $176m for a 10% stake in University of Tübingen's RNA drug developer in connection with a strategic partnership agreement.

UC Berkeley-linked cell biology technology developer Berkeley Lights floated in a $178m offering and its shares almost tripled in price on their first day of trading.