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This week’s news:
Caltech and UCLA spin-out Sofie raises $5m in series A.
Johns Hopkins spin-out GreyBug raises $1.5m in series A whilst announcing new CEO.
University engineers towards commercialization
NC A&T State University reveals plans for its Engineering Research Centre to begin pursuing commercialisation.
MIT’s cycling spin-out Superpedestrian looks to reinvent pedal power as it gears up with $2.1m financing.
GE Aviation parachutes into Cincinnati
GE Aviation partners with the University of Cincinnati on plans to speed potential aviation products towards take off.
The University of Texas at Arlington partners with startup initiative TechFW to commercialise research.
Minnesota gets healthy flow with Cardio Corp
The University of Minnesota finalises second license with startup International Cardio for ultrasound technology to tackle artery disease.
Coventry to demonstrate zero-emission future
Coventry University, along with spin-out Microcab, due to demonstrate zero-emission hydrogen fuel car.
Biodiesel plan sweeps eChallenge awards
Energy from Waste business plan cleans up on awards at the University of Adelaide commercialisation awards.
The University of Colorado completes exclusive option agreement to commercialise eyesight medical device to medtech Galaxy Ophthalmics.
NanoH20 flows into China with $45m
UCLA spin-out NanoH20 announces plans for $45m seawater desalination plant to be built in China.
W Fund answers Qazzow with $500k
Washington SaaS spin-out Qazzow receives $500k seed from the W Fund.
Malaysian commercialisation woes
Secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia sums up the country’s commercialisation efforts with “I could cry”.
A robotic arm that boosts human strength has won the 2013 James Dyson award as the team behind it looks towards commercialisation.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign spin-out Phi Optics raises $250k for optical microscopes.
Australia looks to build tech bridge with India
Australia demonstrates its research and development capability in India.
Co-founder of Stanford startup Snapchat alleges he was shut out by other founders in lawsuit.
NYC turns unis into tax-free zones
New York takes aim at Stanford’s startup crown with tax-free zones in and around campuses.
Rebellion is WSJ’s startup of the year
Rice University spin-out Rebellion Photonics is named startup of the year by the Wall Street Journal.
Interpol finds names with Radboud
Interpol partners with Radboud University Nijmegen and spin-out Smart Research BV on programme capable of identifying people from relatives’ DNA.
