Global University Venturing

New York Genome Center-founded Gencove has added $3m from investors including Alexandria Venture Investments to bring its genomics testing kit to new markets.

Based on UCL and Bristol research, Phasecraft is a member of a UK government-backed quantum collaboration driven by both universities together with the Google Quantum AI Lab.

The medical research services provider collected funding from investors including Cash Capital, an investment arm of CAS which previously backed a series A.

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund was among the investors in the contact centre platform creator's round, which will help grow the business through recruitment and product development.

MIT's The Engine has returned to back membrane-based separation technology spinout Via Separations, after previously investing an undisclosed sum in 2017.

Scotiabank has supplied University of Calgary-affiliated Well Doc Alberta with funding under a pact signed when it bought MD Financial Management last year.

The series A round reportedly featured UCLA Ventures, with the cash going towards expanding the business and technology for FanFood’s events concession app.

Parkwalk Advisors has sold on most of its stake in Oxford-founded drone designer Animal Dynamics, securing a 6.9 times return.

UW’s president and community acknowledged the legacy of vice-president of innovation strategy Vikram Jandhyala, who has passed away aged 47.

Harvard has partnered Deerfield to launch commercialisation firm Lab1636 with $100m in funding in order to advance life science projects towards the clinic and establish spinouts.

OUP has closed an oversubscribed third fund that it expects will invest in 40 to 50 spinouts, primarily originating from 19 core partner institutions.