A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
Traversing the valley of innovation death
Kirsten Leute of Osage University Partners asks: what gets an invention across the divide?
NanoCellect categorises Highlander commitment
The cell sorting technology developer has become the first company to be backed by the University of California Riverside-focused VC vehicle Highlander Venture Fund.
PharmaFluidics collects $9m
The VUB spinout has been backed by multi-university venturing firm Qbic and ULB’s Theodorus fund as it prepares to increase production of its chemical separation technology.
Vaccitech threads $27.1m series A needle
Oxford Sciences Innovation, GV and Sequoia China have co-led a series A round for the universal flu vaccine developer, based on research at University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute.
Harvard publishes OpenScholar
The internal web page development platform has been spun out of Harvard University and will be marketed to other higher education bodies.
Edinburgh joins FinTech Scotland’s register
FinTech Scotland will be funded by University of Edinburgh along with government and private-sector backers in a bid to drive innovation in the country’s fintech sector.
AzBio helps seed $200m fund
Trade body AzBio has joined two non-profit organisations to launch the AZ-HCIF commercialisation fund for life science discoveries.
Watchguard secures Percipient Networks
The internet security software developed by Percipient, backed by Allied Minds, will be integrated with Watchguard’s own offering starting later this month.
Red Cedar Ventures brings in Wesley
Michigan State University Foundation has named Jeff Wesley as executive director for its investment subsidiary, Red Cedar Ventures.
Techcyte diagnoses $4.3m series A
The University of Utah spinout is using deep learning technology to power image analysis in pathology.
Via Oncology finds path to acquisition
Via Oncology has been acquired by Elsevier for an undisclosed amount, nine years after being spun out of UPMC.
Sofant connects to funding
Old College Capital has contributed to a $1.1m funding round for Sofant Technologies, a smart antenna developer spun out of University of Edinburgh.
SetSquared Bristol startups score $180m
The figure represents the incubator’s best performance since it launched in 2003 and helped create 1,300 jobs for the wider region.
Virginia’s seed fund stocks trio
The university’s seed fund disclosed investments in three companies – Type TearSolutions and Mission Secure – as it announced the appointment of Carleen Bowers as associate.
