A round up of all the latest news on www.globaluniversityventuring.com for our subscribers.
Big deal: Oxford celebrates record-setting year
Oxford University Innovation established 24 companies in 2016, which secured a total of $63.5m in early-stage funding.
SilverCloud Health lines up $8.1m series A
Trinity College spinout SilverCloud Health obtained the cash from investors including National Digital Research Centre, which helped develop the technology.
Cambridge Graphene inks acquisition deal
Versarien has purchased an 85% stake in Cambridge Graphene for $210,000 in stock and cash.
The fund will back early-stage spinouts of the Paris-Saclay University ecosystem, which comprises a total of 17 Grandes Écoles, universities and laboratories.
Cristal Therapeutics looks at $13.6m future
The Utrecht University spinout has obtained money from a range of state-backed entities, including Brabant Development Agency and Limburg Development and Investment Company.
Linköping University spinout Amra is working on technology to better understand obesity and metabolic risk and has received cash from investors including Stiftelsen Industrifonden.
Ireland’s tech transfer receives $37m boost
Enterprise Ireland has approved the third phase of the Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative to further improve research commercialisation efforts in the country.
Deal net: 16 – 20 January 2017
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up all the latest smaller deals and tracks emerging companies accessing university funds.
