Global University Venturing

SetSquared-affiliated health test kit supplier Forth has procured capital from investors including Development Bank of Wales, adding to a crowdfunding campaign in 2017.

Matthew Mead has resurfaced at Mobeus Equity Partners as a venture partner ten months after stepping down as chief investment officer of Mercia Technologies.

Neuspera Medical has secured a $12m extension to bring its series B round to the targeted $26m close, with all investors from the first tranche returning.

Cell conversion technology developer Mogrify's founding team includes representation from the universities of Bristol and Monash, as well as Duke University - NUS Medical School.

Listings Ledger has spun out from the university to commercialise a real-time valuation ticker for privately-owned companies.

The energy supplier's corporate venturing subsidiary has put an undisclosed sum into Oxford's smart water boiler spinout Mixergy.

TTU Innovation Hub graduated six companies from its accelerator and helped its wider affiliate community secure a total of $3.5m in grant funding.

The environmental microbiome testing kit maker, based on Oregon research, has collected series A capital from investors including Western Digital Capital and 3M Ventures.

Robert Haché will end his tenure as vice-president of research and innovation at York University to lead Laurentian University from July.

Vikram Jandhyala is standing down as executive director of University of Washington’s CoMotion but will remain with the university in other capacities.

University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Liverpool City Council will launch the Sciontec Liverpool fund to drive works for the city’s $2.6bn Knowledge Quarter Liverpool project.