Global University Venturing

Pfizer Ventures led the immuno-oncology drug developer's latest round, which was spun out of Institut Paoli-Calmettes with the help of Satt Sud-Est and Inserm Transfert.

NVM Private Equity has sold its three northeast England-focused venture capital trusts to Mercia Asset Management.

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

Doron Ben-Meir has stood down as University of Melbourne's vice-president for enterprise and chair of the university's standalone commercial services unit.

Vanderbilt University joined fellow LPs including Consumer Technology Association in an oversubscribed close for the diversity-focused Harlem Partners Venture Fund I.

Cambridge Innovation Capital has hauled in $1.3bn for the local ecosystem since 2013 as the fund marks a $52.2m portfolio gain for its latest six-month reporting period.

Temasek could reportedly invest in CureFit at a valuation of $800m, three years after UC-RNT Fund supplied $25m to the wellness services provider.

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

Cellular Agriculture was spun out of University of Bath in 2016 as the UK’s first startup in the cultured meat space, but its ambitions go far beyond a lab-grown burger.

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

KU Leuven and Wellcome Trust will pilot a tech transfer scheme equipping early-stage scientific research with mentoring, prototyping and regulatory assistance.