Health

Raw materials provider Vital Thin Film secured $188m in a round co-led by BYD while drug developers CinCor and Vigil raised a total of $292m in their initial public offerings.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

All existing shareholders including Alexandria Venture Investments contributed to the RNA drug developer’s series B round, following a $91.5m series A in mid-2020.

All existing shareholders contributed to the Marine Biological Laboratory spinout’s series B round, following a $91.5m series A in mid-2020.

2021 registered record figures in the realm of corporate venturing.

Harel contributed to drug discovery technology developer Eikon Therapeutics' $518m series B round while a host of corporates are set to exit data management software provider Trifacta in a $400m acquisition.

Nexon has invested $400m in film and television studio Agbo while responsible credit card provider Petal raised $140m in an Encore Bank and Cuna Mutual-backed round.

The digital transformation that has disrupted and reshaped the industrial sector in recent years, known as the fourth industrial revolution or industry 4.0, has now reached a new chapter with the development of what has been dubbed as industry 5.0.

Veon and Prosus helped B2B product marketplace ShopUp push its series B funding to $109m while Sunshine Insurance backed rounds for ImmuneOnco and Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical.