Sectors

AbbVie Ventures and Sofinnova Partners have co-led a series A round for Enthera Pharmaceuticals, which is using stem cells to treat autoimmune disorders.

Digital Garage has contributed to a $20m series B round for EMQ, which will use the cash to drive international growth for its cross-border payment network.

Backed by Tether International, Celsius Network offers crypto-secured loans without a credit check denominated in US dollars.

Credit Agricole returned to reinvest in the solar and biomethane project developer having contributed to a $122m debt round in May.

The creative studio and 01Booster’s four-month joint venture will help grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Japanese city of Fukushima and environs.

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

Sidecar Health, which offers health insurance billed through a debit card, attracted Comcast Ventures to a round that brought its funding total to $40m.

Increasing both the number of shares and share price, iTeos Therapeutics has raised more than $201m in an offering that provided an exit to UCL and Ludwig Institute.

Nurix Therapeutics, a Celgene-backed cancer treatment developer based on UC Berkeley and San Francisco research, priced shares above its range to raise $209m.

Tubulis has raised series A funding to progress an ADC development platform invented at Leibniz Research Institute and Ludwig Maximillians University.

Forge is working on a gene therapy treatment invented at UPMC but has covered its bases by targeting viral vector production for third-party clients.