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Global University Venturing
The challenge of battery tech investment
A range of new materials and technologies could yield vastly improved batteries for purposes including electric vehicles and grid storage.
Oct 30, 2018Figures show university venturing is booming
Our prediction that we would see the highest number of deals yet in a calendar year has come true with another quarter still ahead of us.
Oct 30, 2018When the comic gets serious
October issue editorial by Thierry Heles, editor, Global University Venturing
Oct 30, 2018Soul Machines to embody $20m series B
UniServices has committed $2m to a targeted $20m series B round through the Inventors Fund, with investors also including Daimler Financial Services.
Oct 30, 2018Galecto collects $90m in series C
Bristol Myers-Squibb, Merck Group and Novo all took part in a $90m series C round for Galecto Biotech, which is commercialising research from Lund and Edinburgh universities.
Oct 29, 2018Sitka absorbs $1.9m
Quark Venture and GF Securities have invested $1.9m in Sitka Biopharma, a spinout of University of British Columbia and Centre for Drug Research and Development.
Oct 29, 2018Oregon launches VPRI fund
The VPRI Innovation Fund will invest between $25,000 and $75,000 at the proof-of-concept stage to drive commercialisation activities at University of Oregon.
Oct 29, 2018News roundup 29 October 2018
A roundup of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
Oct 29, 2018Brightlands Agrifood Ventures harvests $22.7m
The fund will invest in agritech companies connected to Brightlands, an ecosystem backed by Maastricht University, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Oct 26, 2018Hard Yaka swings behind Yoyo Wallet for $30m
Hard Yaka has supplied $30m in funding to IP Group’s portfolio company Yoyo Wallet as part of a strategic partnership.
Oct 26, 2018KU-iCap progresses into China
Kyoto University Innovation Capital is partnering Infinite Capital Holding as part of efforts to let spinouts conduct clinical trials in China.
Oct 26, 2018Enable Injections sets up $50m series B
Ohio Innovation Fund has returned to support a first series B tranche for Enable Injections, which is targeting a $50m final close.
Oct 26, 2018Featured Content
University Venture Funds: The ListThe definitive list of university venture funds around the worldUniversity Venture Funds: The List
The definitive list of university venture funds around the world
Special ReportCorporate collaboration with universities: How to commercialise innovative researchSpecial Report
Corporate collaboration with universities: How to commercialise innovative research
Beyond the Breakthrough PodcastExplore the BTB podcast archive with the world's brightest minds in university innovation answering the question: how does research make it from a lab into the real world?Beyond the Breakthrough Podcast
Explore the BTB podcast archive with the world's brightest minds in university innovation answering the question: how does research make it from a lab into the real world?
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