Global University Venturing

In the second part of our series, editor Thierry Heles takes a closer look at how Birmingham University is building a complete ecosystem for spinouts, startups and late-stage companies.

Alibaba's ten-figure investments in Ele.me and Lazada last week could signify the ramping up of an investment strategy that has already dramatically grown the e-commerce group's offering.

Samsung and Bosch took part in the series A round, which boosted the digital camera technology spinout's overall funding to $8m.

Urbana-Champaign spinout Veriflow emerges out of stealth mode with funding from the US Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation.

The news roundup for the week ending 15 April 2016.

Manchester University has licensed optogenetic gene therapy to Acucela to develop possible treatments for diseases such as Retinitis Pohmentosa, which causes gradual loss of sight.

North West Fund for Venture Capital backs Traffic Observation via Management, a cybersecurity spinout from Liverpool University that is based on initial research from Queen's University.

Geneva spinout Amal Therapeutics moves on with the development of its potential colorectal cancer therapy as it raises $3.1m in series A funding.

Rakuten invests in Chiba University spinout Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, which researches and develops unmanned aerial vehicles.

Data analysis of the venture capital sector

Company focus: Alibaba