Global University Venturing

Zucara Therapeutics, a diabetes treatment developer exploiting University of Toronto intellectual property, will use the money for phase 1 and 2 trials.

AristaMD, developer of a remote diagnostics system, raised $18m in a round backed by CU Healthcare Innovation Fund.

Niantic has purchased University of Oxford’s augmented reality engine developer 6D.ai and will use the spinout’s technology for large-scale mapping for its games.

Twaice, a TUM spinout that provides predictive analytics to battery manufacturers, secured the return of UVC Partners to bring its funding haul to $15.7m.

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

MiDiagnostics, a spinout of Imec and Johns Hopkins University, has raised funding for its product development and manufacturing plans.

Amid a nearly global lockdown and much apprehension around the Covid-19 pandemic, we reported two interesting deals in the mobility space last month.

UT Southwestern spinout Recode Therapeutics has completed an oversubscribed $80m series A round featuring Osage University Partners.

Illumina was among the returning investors for the round that will help Columbia spinout Kallyope prepare a weight loss treatment for clinical trials.

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

Duke University, North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill grew their cumulative spinout tally year-on-year but are set for challenging times ahead.