Global University Venturing

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

George Health Enterprises and its subsidiary George Medicines have raised a combined $35m in funding from investors including Bupa Australia to drive pipeline development and commercialisation.

Harry Rein has been promoted to Allied Minds board chairman in the latest twist in the commercialisation firm’s leadership saga.

The vehicle will back early-stage life sciences proposals from Utrecht province with support from both UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University.

Cash Capital portfolio company VIPioneers has closed on series A2 funding in the run-up to mass-production of its autonomous coalmine transport system.

Imperial College London has opened a new funding stream for its early-stage research with the launch of its Parkwalk Advisors-managed Innovation Fund.

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

Uday Kumar, whose previous spinout iRhythm is trading with a market cap of $2.6bn, has collected $145.6m in a GV-backed round for his latest venture.

Portal Innovations will target biomedical spinouts from across the Midwest under the direction of ex-UChicago innovation veteran John Flavin.

Neil Woodford could return to the stage with a bid for some of his old assets should ongoing talks with unnamed UK-based institutional investors and wealth managers succeed.

MIT Media Lab-affiliated E14 Fund has invested in the biomanufacturing software provider as part of a series A round led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures.