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Partly based on research at University of Washington, KenSci has agreed to an acquisition by Tegria for an undisclosed sum.

The Asahi Kasei and Shenzhen Hepalink-backed microbial detection system provider has amassed over $340m of funding before filing for an initial public offering.

The cancer drug developer is set to float on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, presenting an opportunity for strategic investors Pharmaron, Celgene, Amgen and Merck & Co to exit.

Gree's GFR Fund helped the virtual reality platform close a series D round which will support expansion and the development of new features including a creator economy.

The Digital Garage, Hubert Burda and SIG-backed B2B fashion and health marketplace reportedly raised the financing from unnamed existing investors.

Taikang Insurance Group’s asset management arm has co-led the second tranche of an $83m round for the autism and speech therapy provider.

Juniper Networks, Wargaming and CME Group have exited secure communications app developer Wickr in an acquisition by AWS while Country Garden reinvested in tea producer Chali.

University of Oxford and OSI are set to exit the medical diagnostics software provider in a flotation with a $75m placeholder target.

The Lenovo and Tencent-backed digital grocer’s shares fell almost 26% in price after it priced its shares at the foot of their range.

The surgical technology developer was valued at $3bn in a series C round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and backed by Tencent and GE Healthcare.

SoftBank, Hearst and NBCUniversal-backed digital media company will get a Nasdaq listing through the deal, valuing it just below its last funding round five years ago.