Astroscale, a Japan-based satellite servicing provider backed by University of Tokyo, has completed a $109m series F round that included insurance group Axa’s Life Insurance subsidiary, hiking its overall funding to $300m.
The round was led by a Japan-based investment vehicle called The Fund and also featured Seraphim Space Investment Trust, DNCA Finance’s Invest Beyond Global Leaders fund, Japan Growth Capital Investment Corporation and IE Fast And Excellent.
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The University of Kentucky has formed an industry-university partnership to advance aspects such as sustainable agriculture in the whiskey distilling industry.
The £40m recently allocated by the UK government to proving university research is commercially viable shouldn't just benefit Oxford, Cambridge and London say sector pundits.
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