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MIT’s Engine hits $205m close

The MIT-affiliated Engine Fund has achieved a final close of more than $205m, above its initial target of $150m.


Sep 25, 2018

Harare opens Zimbabwe's first TTO

Harare Institute of Technology's new tech transfer office is currently preparing documents to secure its policy base after assisting president Emmerson Mnangagwa's "100-day" drive earlier this year.

Sep 25, 2018

Institut Curie curates Honing Biosciences

Institut Curie has supplied an undisclosed sum to its second immuno-oncology spinout, Honing Biosciences, which will focus on improved drug delivery mechanisms.

Sep 25, 2018

Stacking the odds in universities’ favour

The GUV September issue editorial by Thierry Heles.

Sep 25, 2018

Europe’s most important budget

Editor-in-chief James Mawson takes an in-depth look at what the Horizon Europe budget needs to achieve.

Sep 25, 2018

Why we are in trouble if we don’t change education

“Developers will be at the centre of solving the world’s most pressing challenges.”

Sep 25, 2018

Duke marshals 16 spinouts in 2018

Duke University’s OLV managed a near-50% increase on 2017’s spinout tally in a year where its businesses generated $526m in capital.

Sep 25, 2018

Asarina diagnoses listing

Karolinska Development has celebrated an exit as Umeå spinout Asarina Pharma went public in Sweden after raising $16.3m in its initial public offering.

Sep 25, 2018

Lettus lets in funding

Lettus Grow, an irrigation system provider from University of Bristol and SetSquared's ecosystem, has been backed by the university's Enterprise Fund.

Sep 24, 2018

Broecker comes good for PRF

David Broecker has become PRF’s chief innovation and collaboration officer, bringing with him expertise from the biosciences and philanthropic funding agency IBRI.

Sep 24, 2018

News roundup 24 September 2018

A roundup of all the week's news on Global University Venturing for our subscribers.

Sep 24, 2018

Medtronic marks Mazor for acquisition

Technion’s robotic surgery business Mazor Robotics has been snapped up by medical device developer Medtronic, which had already invested $72m in the company.

Sep 21, 2018
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