Global University Venturing

UChicago spinout NowPow has been acquired by Unite Us for an undisclosed amount.

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

University of Bern spinout Arctos Medical has been acquired by existing shareholder Novartis.

Oracle has signed up to be a cornerstone investor for Oxford Nanopore’s initial public offering, putting up half of the $410m target.

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

Global University Venturing will reveal the winners of this year's awards at the gala dinner as part of the GCV Symposium on November 3.

Hinge Health has bought Wrnch, a computer vision technology developer exploiting research from Concordia University.

Oregon State University spinout Inpria has agreed to a purchase by its existing shareholder JSR and will become a subsidiary of the petrochemical company.

The investment manager has become a limited partner in CSIRO-founded Main Sequence Ventures, which announced its $194m Fund 2 in April this year.

Genetic testing services provider Prenetics, a spinout of City University of Hong Kong, will hold a reverse merger at a $1.25bn valuation.