VW will invest $100m in QuantumScape and form a joint venture with the Stanford spinout to develop batteries for long-range electric vehicles.
If you are looking for proof that the university innovation ecosystem finds itself in an outstanding place at the moment, you may want to consider the fact that this month has already seen news about three initial public offerings.
Aptinyx, a US-based neurologic disorder drug developer that emerged out of Northwestern University spinout Naurex, raised $102m when it floated on Nasdaq last week.
Autolus, a UK-based cancer-focused biopharmaceutical spinout from University College London (UCL), went public by putting…
