Global University Venturing

Peking University-backed Yanchuang Capital co-led a series A round for Innoforce Pharmaceuticals that will support the construction of manufacturing facilities.

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

University of Colorado Innovation Fund has participated in a funding round for Riva Health that also attracted its affiliate health system UCHealth.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is joining Innosphere Ventures’ ecosystem, after Oklahoma State University did the same earlier this month.

The incubator, located at the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, is one part of the $32m Innovation Hub.

Cash Capital has participated in a $70m series B round for Shanghai ZhenGe Biotechnology, bringing the company’s total financing to $125m.

The Stanford-StartX Fund-backed NFT marketplace operator has now secured more than $27m in funding altogether.

VIB’s antiviral treatment developer has closed its series A round following a $22.6m extension backed by the research institute, V-Bio Ventures and Vives Inter-University Fund.

Tokyo University of Science is set to exit the recruitment services group in an IPO in Tokyo.

Smile Invest and Innovation Industries Fund have co-led a $37m first tranche for TUe spinout Effect Photonics’ series C round.