Daily deal net: August 7, 2020

HT Materials Science, an Ireland-based heat transfer technology developer spun out of University of Salento, closed a €2m ($2.4m) seed round yesterday led by a $1.2m commitment from investment fund Progress Tech Transfer (PTT). Enterprise support agency Enterprise Ireland also took part, as did unnamed accredited investors.  HT Materials Science produces heat transfer additives intended as an energy-efficient source of running chillers, heat pumps and other heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units. The seed cash has been allocated to business development with a focus on the US and Europe, and to refine its core technology and product offering. Alberto Calvo, a partner at PTT, has joined the board of directors.
RoadPrintz, a US-based developer of a road painting truck based on research at Case Western Reserve University, has raised $100,000 in funding from Case Technology Ventures, the institution’s tech transfer arm. RoadPrintz has developed a truck that uses a robotic arm to automatically apply hot paint that dries quickly instead of relying on stencils. The spinout’s earlier backers include Lorain County Community College’s Glide fund and the State of Ohio’s Technology Validation Startup Fund.
Amplified Sciences, a US-based cancer diagnostics developer exploiting Purdue University inventions, secured $25,000 from Indiana University (IU)’s Angel Network on Wednesday. The funding follows a contribution from IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in April 2020, after Purdue Foundry Investment Fund, the spinout-focused investment arm of Purdue Research Foundation, committed $250,000 in March 2020. Amplified Sciences had already raised $250,000 from Foundry Investment Fund in 2018. The company is working on sensors to diagnose pancreatic cancer based on the innovations of Vincent Jo Davisson, an IU graduate and professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Purdue University.