Global University Venturing

University of Cambridge's Paragraf has secured Draper Esprit as an additional series A investor after launching its first graphene-based electronics product.

Mike Turner is stepping aside as Allied Minds co-CEO, leaving the executive role to Joe Pignato.

A group of private investors led by drug development executive An LuFan have seeded a fund to drive healthcare research from South Australia's academic sector.

Soci, which counts Stanford's Daper Fund as an investor, has raised series C capital to build headcount and upgrade the AI underpinnings of its retail social media page management platform.

Markus Jones has sued his former employer Technology Transfer Heidelberg, alleging that his dismissal following the scandal around spinout Heiscreen was unfair.

Cliff Michaels has wrapped up 13 years at Emory University to direct Georgia State University's Office of Technology Licensing and Commercialization.

Pear's third seed fund stands at more than twice the size of its precursor, having secured the continued backing of University of Chicago.

Immunos Therapeutics has picked up Pfizer Ventures as an investor as it looks to move its lead immuno-oncology drug candidate into clinical testing.

Space rocket producer LandSpace, a Tsinghua University spinout, has now raised about $200m in all from investors including Xidian University and 36kr Media.

Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners has taken part in a $17m series A round for Isar Aerospace, co-founded by three students at TU Munich.

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