Global University Venturing

Mary Albertson is the new director for Georgia Tech’s Office of Technology Licensing, joining from University of Utah’s Pivot Center.

Oxford Science Enterprises now has just over $1bn under management and already boasts a portfolio of more than 80 University of Oxford spinouts.

Cambridge Enterprise has put cash into CardiaTec Biosciences in a pre-seed round that marks the inaugural deal for Laidlaw Scholars Ventures.

Oxford Quantum Circuits' series A round is already among the largest for a European quantum company and could still go higher.

Bin Yan will become associate vice-president for research and director of the Office of Technology Management in September.

UT Southwestern Medical Center spinout ReCode Therapeutics has now raised a total of $200m in its series B round from investors including Osage University Partners.

University of Washington spinout Zap Energy is working on building a cheap, scalable fusion reactor generating low cost and carbon free energy.

Regis Kelly, executive director of University of California’s QB3 is retiring after more than 50 years with the institution.

Alastair Hick spent, up until now senior director of Monash Innovation, will serve as the university’s inaugural chief commercialisation officer.

IP Group has established Kiko Ventures to build out its existing $215m cleantech portfolio and will invest $245m over the next five years.

Just one week after investing in University of Melbourne’s Genesis Pre-Seed Fund, Breakthrough Victoria has unveiled plans to create funds with more local universities.