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This year, in all bar one of the awards, Global Corporate Venturing selected a shortlist and the winner was selected by the magazine's advisory board at the end of March. Editor James Mawson chose the lifetime achievement award.

The US-based industrial biotechnology company backed by BP Alternative Energy Ventures and DSM Venturing raise more funds.

Pelamis is looking to raise strategic financing by the end of the summer.

The lighting company, which uses technology spun-off from failed Intel Capital-backed solar company SpectraWatt, raises $3m.

US-based electric vehicle charging company raises the funds with backing from corporate venturing units of Siemens, Hartford and Toyota.

The US-based biofuels company recruits veteran backed by Itochu Corporation recruits veteran finance director Peter Cheesbrough previously at IT consulting services company Ciber, which grew to more than $1bn revenues while he was there.

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