Global University Venturing

Eikon Therapeutics was co-founded by UC Berkeley researchers, one of whom has already received a Nobel Prize for the underlying technology.

Niclas Nilsson will become the new head of LU Innovation next week after more than 17 years with dermatology company Leo Pharma.

Marion Bernard has joined the executive team of Northern Gritstone as chief investment officer, further filling out the investment company’s C-suite.

Ideation Studio@UH will welcome an initial cohort of four to five participants and will offer up to $25,000 in milestone-based seed funding.

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

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

All existing shareholders contributed to the Marine Biological Laboratory spinout’s series B round, following a $91.5m series A in mid-2020.

The producer of image recognition technology stemmed from Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Media Lab has gone public in Hong Kong as the Chinese government introduces new regulations governing foreign IPOs.

Since its passage, the Bayh-Dole Act has bolstered US economic output by up to $1.7 trillion, supported 5.9 million jobs and helped lead to more than 14,000 spinouts.

Nio Capital participated in the 3D printing technology producer’s latest round as it looks to accelerate technology innovation.