Global University Venturing

Nanosatellite internet of things technology developer Myriota has attracted $15m in series A funding from investors co-led by Main Sequence Ventures.

Aarhus University spinout NMD Pharma, which focuses on therapies for neuromuscular conditions, has attracted the support of several corporates for its $47m series A round.

The Johns Hopkins spinout will funnel the cash into developing a class of glutamine antagonist that could help treat cancer.

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The transdermal fluid removal spinout will aim for a close of at least $426,000 with another $99,400 from private investors.

Solar Foods is advancing VTT and LUT research as the basis for a wheat flour-like food protein product fermented using water, electricity and CO2.

OSU spinout Agility Robotics has raised $8m for robotic legs that are set to enhance the usefulness of robots for military or courier purposes.

Wyoming expects a new office for co-ordinating entrepreneurship to increase the number of viable startups linked to the institution.

Mythic, an AI chip developer that emerged out of UM, has closed a $40m round led by SoftBank Ventures that included another corporate venturing unit, Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing company based on Harvard University research.