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Editorial: Rising Stars showcase industry's success

Rising Stars: Contents

Rising Stars: Selection

The launch of the Excellence and Impact 2020 strategy plots the course for Limerick University to increase the number of spinouts created at the university.

IP Group's unaudited accounts for 2015 show a $285m increase in the fair value of its portfolio, making 2015 the firm's most financially successful year to date.

The speech recognition technology company, funded by corporate venturing unit Legend Star at series A stage, has raised $30m from undisclosed backers.

Imperial College London's tech transfer office invests in Import.io's $13m series A round to help companies access data from the web.

British businessman Neil Woodford's Woodford Patient Capital Trust is assessing ways to raise additional capital after investing all the proceeds from its initial public offering.

Corporate venturers provided more than $7.5bn to companies in 2015, with the software, biotechnology and industrial/energy sectors the big recipients.