Global University Venturing

Parag Chitnis has been hired as University of Wyoming’s vice-president for research and economic development, joining from the US Department of Agriculture.

Erienne Olesh has stepped up to serve as executive director of student and faculty innovation at West Virginia University.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.

VIB-backed venture capital firm V-Bio Ventures has reached the final close of its second fund and hired Shelley Margetson as managing partner.

Big Idea Ventures has added another five university partners to its Generation Food Rural Partners fund, ranging from Cornell to Washington State.

Prof Cathy Bruce will take up the position of vice-president of research and innovation permanently, having held it interim since mid-2020.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.

Relying on Arizona State University research, Source Global has developed panels that generate clean drinking water from sunlight and water vapour.

University of California, Berkeley’s accelerator has picked up $60m for its second fund, less than two months after the programme launched a European presence in Italy.