The news roundup for the week ending 8 April 2016.
Big deal: Quanterix detects $46m series D
The diagnostics platform developer, spun out of Tufts University, secures additional capital from a consortium featuring the institution.
The Toronto University spinout has secured seed capital from Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
Verdigris consumes Stanford-backed series A
The company has revealed a $9m series A round closed in December 2015 that included $3m in convertible seed financing.
Samsung lights up $13.5m Kyulux series A
Samsung led the OLED display technology developer’s series A round through its corporate venturing subsidiary, while LG, Japan Display and JOLED also participated.
MapD pinpoints corporates to raise $10m
Verizon has joined existing investors including Alphabet and Nvidia to help the graphic-powered data technology spinout of MIT close its series A round.
Bechta-Metti to join Adelaide Enterprise
Kiara Bechta-Metti, formerly of CSIRO, is set to become director of University of Adelaide Enterprise, the institution’s newly launched tech transfer office, later this month.
Investors get Metabomed for $18m series A
Small molecule cancer drug developer Metabomed raised the cash from investors including Technion, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim and co-founder MS Ventures.
