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Berkeley encrypts Blockchain Xcelerator

UC Berkeley will offer participants up to $200,000 from its X-Fund as it looks to build a blockchain ecosystem connecting resources from university departments, Silicon Valley and further afield.


Feb 7, 2019

Bolt hits series B with $54m

Nan Fung Life Sciences and Novo have taken part in a series B round for Stanford's immuno-oncology drug developer Bolt Biotherapeutics.

Feb 6, 2019

Andrén draws curtain at Cicada Innovations

Multi-university-backed incubator Cicada Innovations has lost its chief executive and managing director Petra Andrén, who has decided to spend more time with her family.

Feb 6, 2019

HTGF adds flavour to 4Gene’s seed round

4Gene is advancing TUM research into exploiting plant-derived glucosides as flexible triggers for releasing flavouring and aromas.

Feb 6, 2019

Sustainable Bioproducts sucks in $33m

Danone Manifesto Ventures and ADM Ventures both took part in a series A round for the Montana State University-backed Nasa spinout, which is developing edible proteins.

Feb 5, 2019

UCSD sights Cytonus Therapeutics

Cytonus Therapeutics has spun out of UC San Diego to develop cell-based containers for the effective release of therapeutics including cancer drugs.

Feb 5, 2019

Marinomed hits Vienna Stock Exchange

VetMedUni biopharmaceutical spinout Marinomed Biotech has completed its IPO to attain a market cap of $109m.

Feb 5, 2019

Istesso stamps $7.8m extension

The funding takes Istesso’s latest round to $13m as the company continues clinical trials on an immunometabolic drug licensed from an Aberdeen spinout in 2007.

Feb 5, 2019

Metcalf leaves MIT for TSEF

Impact investment unit TSEF has appointed Lara Metcalf to direct the investment strategy of its third fund focused on financial, health and human services technologies.

Feb 5, 2019

MIT springs drug-delivery spinout

MIT has launched an as-yet unnamed spinout to develop a smart drug-delivery pill to help plan more effective treatment regimens for patients.

Feb 4, 2019

News roundup 3 February 2019

A roundup of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.

Feb 4, 2019

Analysis: Andela sources a $100m round

Recruitment business Andela raised $100m series D round featuring Alphabet

Feb 4, 2019
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