Global University Venturing

Imstar gets the backing of BDC Capital and Accel-Rx in advancing its preclinical work on its potential treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in a $1.8m seed round.

EIF invests in the tech transfer fund of Groningen University and UMCG to support innovation in northern areas of the Netherlands and the healthy ageing sector.

Mercia Fund Management aims to keep businesses safe online by investing $212,000 in Coventry University spinout Cyberowl.

A $25m early-stage investment fund is to support spinouts of University System of Maryland.

The spinout of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises $1.6m to bring its water loss monitoring system to clients across the US.

MIT big data spinout Netra raises a seed investment of $1.85m to expand its team and develop its product as it signs a technology licensing agreement with Kantar.

Thuja Capital Healthcare Fund II will support commercialisation of research at Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht and Radboud University Medical Center.

The two universities have joined forces with Atlantic Bridge and attracted the European Investment Fund, Enterprise Ireland, AIB and Bank of Ireland as investors.

Robert Bosch's corporate venturing unit recently launched a $170m third fund, and China and agribusiness startups are on the menu, according to managing director Ingo Ramesohl.

Johns Hopkins University spinout Blade Therapeutics has attracted $45m in commitments from investors including Pfizer, Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.