Global University Venturing

Hong Kong X Technology Fund was established to support participants in an accelerator co-founded by professors from HKUST and University of Hong Kong.

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Cuorips, a spinout from Osaka University, has sold an option right for the commercialisation of a treatment for severe heart failure to Daiichi Sankyo in return for an undisclosed sum.

University of Plymouth has launched Vaccine Group, a vaccine developer based on research by Michael Jarvis, associate professor in virology and immunology.

Institute of Science and Technology Austria has joined forces with Lansdowne Partners to establish a seed fund primarily aimed at spinouts domestically and internationally.

CWRU spinout Neuros Medical has raised $20m in a series AA round backed by Osage University Partners.

Jason Salstrom will direct the Purdue@WestGate initiative to boost tech transfer and spinout generation.

The UK government has published a consultation into patient capital, indicating a shift in focus towards scaling up firms away from a perceived fixation on generating new spinouts.

A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.

Ultralinq has acquired Intelesens, a wearable device manufacturer spun out from Ulster University in 2001.

Scottish Investment Bank has supported a funding round for Causeway Therapeutics, a spinout from University of Glasgow that is working on treatments for tendon injuries and disorders.