Global University Venturing

EMV Capital will manage a portfolio of 53 deep tech and life sciences companies as part of the acquisition.

After serving three years as the head of the technology transfer and innovation office, Pesqueira has accepted a new position as an intellectual property strategy and protection specialist at Boeing.

The Redbird Innovation Fund will fund spinouts emerging from the Hong Kong university.

Academic institutions are taking new approaches to transferring intellectual property rights of university research in a bid to help spinouts attract investors.

The deep tech venture firm has surpassed its original goal by $50m and more than doubled its assets under management to $455m.

Venture firm 46VC’s Dickson & Main Fund I will invest in companies associated with the university or the local Arkansas ecosystem.

University of Tokyo’s third investment fund reached a first close with capital from Tokyu Land and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

The university’s new unit, which includes incubator, startup fund and brain trust, will be led by assistant vice president Joshua Espinosa.

James Chan, who holds a similar position at other funds, has joined the investment firm affiliated with the University of California.

Mark Arnold has been hired as an associate vice president at University of Texas's commercialisation arm Discovery to Impact.

The professor of paediatrics has accepted a part time position as the inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship.