A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
Ceres Nanosciences traps initial $3m
George Mason University spinout Ceres Nanosciences has closed a first tranche of its $9m series A round.
Mercer University has established SynPloid and DD Therapeutics that are each set to commercialise a drug delivery system.
Mark Turco innovates at Penn Center
Pennsylvania University’s Penn Center for Innovation has appointed Mark Turco as chief innovation corporate outreach officer, hiring him from Medtronic.
QD Solar is energised by $7.6m
The Toronto spinout most recently secured $1.9m in a series A round, backed by Mars Innovation and Kaust Innovation Fund.
The tech transfer centre at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences’ Hochschulzentrum Donau-Ries will receive the amount in three equal tranches from the state of Bavaria.
The mother of invention? Not exactly.
Stephanie Stehman of Osage University Partners takes on the gender gap in academic entrepreneurship in this guest comment.
Exactuals casts StartX as series A investor
Standord’s StartX has backed a $10m round for entertainment payment software developer Exactuals alongside the formation of a strategic alliance.
Deal net: 13 – 17 February 2017
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up all the latest smaller deals and tracks emerging companies accessing university funds.
