Global University Venturing

Duke University spinout Cereius has signed up BioInnovation Capital to its series A round as it looks to commercialise a radiotherapeutic approach for brain tumours.

UMCG spinout CC Diagnostics has been backed by Carduso Capital as it moves closer to the launch of its cervical cancer screening technology.

The Groningen spinout is developing antibiotics that could help overcome increasing bacterial resistance to existing drugs.

Paderborn’s incubation and innovation centre became active one year ago to help drive startup formation and entrepreneurial activity.

RXQ has been backed by Ohio Innovation Fund as it prepares to build beyond its current location at the Ohio University Innovation Center.

UNC Chapel Hill plans to build a life science incubator by 2019 in a bid to convince more faculty spinouts to remain based at the university.

Azafaros has licensed intellectual property from Leiden University and Amsterdam UMC's Academic Medical Centre to target lysosomal storage disorders.

UMC Utrecht spinout Gadeta has partnered cancer drug developer Kite to drive development of its T-cell therapy, allowing Kite to purchase equity from Gadeta's existing shareholders.

Voice analytics software producer Cogito has mobilised investors including Salesforce and Goldman Sachs to bring its total funding to more than $63m.