Global University Venturing

Mart Maasik is the head of University of Tartu’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre, but will also remain head of UniTartu Ventures.

CasInvent Pharma’s approach is aimed at three forms of cancer rather than just one, with leukaemia, lymphoma and solid tumours all in its sights.

Spinouts have defied the slump in the rest of the market, with deal numbers up 10% from last year. The average size of seed and series B rounds has actually increased.

Jesse Vincent-Herscovici is the new president and chief executive at Axelys, following in the footsteps of interim CEO Nancy Rancourt and Paule De Blois who earlier this year joined the Quebec government.

Non-recyclable plastics making asphalt more sustainable and a vaccine to save the honeybee are just two of 10 inventions that caught our eye.

Phil Clare has joined Queen Mary Innovation as chief executive, having previously worked for University of Oxford since 2006.

Could we save the environment one parcel at a time? Politecnico di Milano’s packaging technology spinout Voidless hopes so.

Karinne Bredberg has been promoted to director of innovation in Northern Illinois University’s Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships.

About half of all vaccines are wasted due to challenges surrounding cold chain logistics, so EnsiliTech aims to remove the need for cold storage.