Global University Venturing

Daryush Ila, a 10-year tech transfer veteran at FSU, will assume the vice-president for innovation and research role at UWG.

Bow Capital has helped supply fresh funding for the equity-free capital provider to boost its expansion and broaden its product offering.

The precision oncology platform is based on research by Duke and Hubrecht Institute faculty and the cash will fund technology development and clinical studies.

The fund will invest in companies linked to École Polytechnique, including spinouts, alumni-founded startups or businesses incubated by the school.

VIB and V-Bio Ventures have both participated in a series A round for Muna Therapeutics, the result of a merger of two recent spinouts.

Technion-linked cultured meat developer has raised a series B round that took its overall funding to $118m.

The non-profit was founded last year to work with universities and research labs commercialising technologies around social impact.

University of Washington spinout Icosavax has filed for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with financial terms yet to be set.

Jim O’Neill, Duncan Johnson and Russell Schofield-Bezer will lead the investment company set up by the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield.

Congruent Ventures has returned for a $50m series B round that will allow Meati to complete a commercial production plant in time for a market launch next year.

UC Berkeley’s cell therapy developer has filed for an initial public offering.