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5 tips for investing in university spinouts
From working out the strategic value a corporate can bring to scientific innovation to cultivating the right sources in the university ecosystem, here are tips for investing in academic research.
May 22, 2025NHS VC experiment goes transatlantic with US hospitals
Guy's and St Thomas's and Kings College Hospital started the fund in 2021 to see if an NHS VC fund could succeed. Now it has partnerships and funding from US hospital groups.
May 19, 2025US biotech is under threat. Here’s what universities and investors should do…
Investors and university tech transfer should educate policymakers on the need for federal funds.
May 19, 2025Exits dip in April as IPOs dry up and health and IT…
April saw fewer corporate-backed startup exits than the high months of Q1 2025, due to a fall in M&A for healthcare and IT companies.
May 13, 2025What Trump's first 100 days have meant for corporate investors
Investors in healthcare, hardware, climate tech and defence are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's policies.
May 5, 2025Cuts to FDA and NIH will hurt health tech startups, investors warn
US FDA and NIH cuts are expected to delay drug approvals and decrease grant funding, making it harder for young health sector companies to survive.
May 2, 2025Tobias Egle leaves Merck's investment arm
Tobias Egle has left his role working for the tech and biotech venture fund M Ventures after three years at the CVC.
Apr 29, 2025CVC exits approach 2022 levels
Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value.
Apr 14, 2025Origgi leaves Johnson & Johnson to lead immunotherapy startup
Origgi is joining Valo Therapeutics as CEO after four years at investment unit Johnson and Johnson Innovation,
Apr 11, 2025Corporates backed more startups in Q1, even stripping out the AI mega-deals
There were 1,215 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Q1, the highest quarterly total for two years.
Apr 8, 2025Italian industrial group Angelini Industries hires Hodits to lead biotech investing
The hire is part of its goal to strengthen its presence in the biotech sector and expand its international investment platform.
Apr 7, 2025French pharma group Sanofi forms $275m China drugs fund
The launch of the fund follows Sanofi’s investment in a $1bn insulin production facility in Beijing, China.
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
We are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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