Global University Venturing

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.

Alphabet’s self-driving car developer Waymo raised its first external funding in a round backed by its parent company and two other corporates.

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.

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

Ajay Chowdhury has been named chairman of the board at Cambridge Enterprise following Sir Keith O'Nions's five-year tenure.

Paula Sorrell will join George Mason University as associate vice-president of innovation and economic development in May.

Electric skateboard producer Boosted, backed by Stanford-StartX Fund, has laid off employees after its business model succumbed amid the US-China tariff war.

Linnéa Lindau has left her position as chief executive of Chalmers Ventures after four and a half years, with Gunnar Fernström becoming interim CEO.

Biotalys, a bio-fungicide and pesticide developer based on VIB technology previously known as AgroSavfe, has added $11m to its series C round.

The wearable defibrillator developer, founded by Stanford adjunct professor Uday Kumar, has raised more than $145m that will support the launch of its lead product.