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The microbiome profiling business is the result of collaboration between two former Roche employees and researchers from UConn and Yale New Haven Hospital.

Roche has agreed to acquire oncology research platform Flatiron in a deal that valued it at $2.15bn, giving GV what would be its fifth latest life sciences exit since the start of November.

Alison Campbell looks at the reasons that drive technology transfer, considering views from the US, the UK and Ireland.

Nebula Genomics aims to launch a genomics platform that will let users securely monetise their personal data and gain medical insights.

The internet company will pour $1.2m into the Technical University of Munich Foundation and another $310,000 into TUM's AppliedAI initiative.

Launched by Mars Innovation and Evotec last year, Lab150 has now selected the first project to receive funding.

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OxSyBio has created technology to 3D-print tissue-like synthetic materials for medical research and clinical applications.

VTT spinout TactoTek has closed a $14.5m funding round that featured a range of strategic investors such as Plastic Omnium and Nanogate.