Global University Venturing

Founded by a former research engineer from regional TTO Satt AxLR, genetic analysis platform company SeqOne has become one of the first businesses to be backed by the PSL Innovation Fund.

IP Group, CIC and Johnson & Johnson have returned for a $52.2m series B round in Inivata, a spinout of Cancer Research UK and University of Cambridge.

Liverpool's health sciences academic assessment software spinout has been bought by exam platform ExamSoft, which will augment and integrate its services.

The university has reportedly backed an oversubscribed $1.5bn buyout vehicle launched by Arcline aiming to take over eight-to-10 mid-market companies.

Robert Bahns has stepped down as technology partner at IP Group to become chief financial officer at one of the firm’s portfolio businesses, WaveOptics.

Sofinnova Partners and New Enterprise Associates have co-led an oversubscribed series A round for Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals, spun out of University of Basel.

Goethe University Frankfurt has spun out Vivlion to commercialise a library of the human genome that could drive the development of more Crispr therapies.

IT Inkubator at University of Saarland will open its program to researchers across Germany, who will however have to join the existing facilities in Saarbrücken.

QUT Bluebox has joined corporates Holland Insurance and Seven West Media in the second funding round for over-60s package holiday portal Starts at 60.

An industrial biotech initiative co-led by University of Strathclyde has received UK government funding to prepare an application to the UKRI’s competitive Strength in Places program.

Sana has emerged with funding from investors including F-Prime Capital, Arch and Flagship Pioneering to develop genetically modified hypoimmogenic stem cells.