Global University Venturing

University of Michigan's manufacturing coolant spinout Fusion Coolant Systems has been backed by the institution's Mints fund, taking its total to $9.9m.

Virtual training software provider Strivr increased its total funding to more than $23m, having been incubated in partnership with Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab.

KIT-founded valve actuator manufacturer Memetis has received capital from the university and HTGF to help expand development and production.

Five US-based biomedical projects at Wayne State University have received Mtrac funding to pursue goals including better immunotherapy and new antibiotics.

Stanford-StartX Fund has invested in childhood development app creator Kinedu, which counts childcare provider Advenio among its early backers.

Advanced battery developer Aceleron, which operates from Birmingham and Brunel universities, has been backed by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.

The nine-figure renminbi sum follows a series A round of undisclosed size two years ago that was backed by THG Ventures.

GM&C Life Sciences Fund has stumped up an unspecified sum for Manchester digital health app spinout Clin-e-cal, which creates apps focused on respiratory conditions.

Hong Ma, professor of biology, has been appointed associate dean for research and innovation at Penn State’s Eberly College of Science.

Linköping solar cell manufacturing spinout Epishine has received money from backers including LiU Holding arm after previously securing backing from Chalmers Ventures.

Lund University spinout Xenergic has been backed by LU Holding to deliver power-saving technology for computer memory circuits.