News from the past week on GUV.
Here’s your weekly roundup for news from the week that was:
Horse breeding tech firm Equilume spins out from University College Dublin.
Lancaster spin-out m-ventions signs deal to distribute games developed at Lancaster’s ICT unit.
This uncapped fund is the first time that Stanford University or Stanford Hospital has earmarked a fund specifically for the purpose of investing in early-stage companies founded by members of the Stanford community.
No blues for SetSquared with $3.1m
The first of SetSquared’s Enterprise Zone companies bears fruit with a £2m ($3.1m) funding round.
Startup gravitates towards graphene
Manchester demonstrates international attraction of graphene as US graphene startup Bluestone Global Research announces its first European base.
NetScientific targets £30m IPO
UK-based commercialisation company NetScientific aims for £30m ($47m) with impending IPO.
Bristol University spin-out Apitope develops promising treatment for multiple sclerosis.
Harvard experiments with venture fund
Harvard University partners with venture capitalists to attract and retain Harvard startups with launch of the $10m Experiment Fund.
Narrative Science captivates SAP and Northwestern University
Robotic report writing service Narrative Science raises $11.5m series C funding from investors including SAP Ventures and Northwestern University.
Oxford’s tech transfer unit Isis Innovation announces business incubator in China.
The University of Colorado Boulder signs option agreement with Nanoly Bioscience for vaccine protection technology.
Spin-out firms from Arizona State University hit $68m in external fundraising for 2013.
Yale champions innovation with $2.5m
Yale University partners with Connecticut Innovations to form $2.5m YEI Innovation Fund.
Durham University spin-out Kromek targets £15m ($23.7m) initial public offering.
Drugs company Cerecor raises $6.8m from private backers for depression treatment.
OSU waves farewell to Cummings
Vice president of Ohio State University’s tech transfer officer to leave after just two years on the job.
Huawei acquires Ghent’s Caliopa
Ghent spin-out Caliopa acquired by telecommunications firm Huawei.
