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

HC Bioscience, a US-based tRNA-based drug discovery and development spinout of University of Iowa, has completed a $24m series A round co-led by Arch Venture Partners, 8VC and Takeda Ventures, a strategic investment unit of pharmaceutical firm Takeda.

Verdox, a US-based carbon capture technology developer spun out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has picked up $20m in funding from aluminium and energy producer Hydro invested $20m. The companies had formed a collaboration agreement in early 2021.

QuantrolOx, a UK-based spinout…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.