Global University Venturing

The Chalmers University of Technology back pain injection spinout floated in an IPO that was oversubscribed by more than four-fold.

Lithium extraction technology developer Lilac Solutions has secured $20m in series A funding from investors including the Engine.

MRM Health was set up by Ghent spinout MRM Technologies to develop treatments based on the microbiome and has now concluded its first funding round backed by Qbic and VIB.

Oregon State University’s semiconductor production technology spinout Inpria has collected $31m in series C funding led by existing shareholder JSR Corporation.

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

A new pressure group has been formed in the heat of the US presidential election campaign to protect the impact of the Bayh-Dole Act.

McKinsey has bought UVC Partners-backed Orpheus to implement a new service using the company's spending analytics technology.

The University Technology Fund hopes to tap investment funds and development finance institutions to raise additional capital.

Parkwalk's seventh co-investment vehicle with University of Cambridge will nurture early-stage spinouts from the institution.

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