The news roundup for the week ending 11 November 2016.
Wolverhampton kicks off $500,000 fund
Wolverhampton University has joined forces with Caparo to create a fund aimed at facilitating research commercialisation.
The Research Institute of Tsinghua University in supported the virtual reality technology startup’s series A round, which also included corporates.
Calin calls for 240 Irish and Welsh SMEs
Six universities have joined forces with Unilever and GE Healthcare to launch a $13.2m collaboration network aimed at businesses in Ireland and Wales.
The Research Institute of Tsinghua University in supported the virtual reality technology startup’s series A round, which also included corporates.
Oxford coats Lab282 in $16m investment
OSI has led a $16m commitment to Lab282, a new collaboration between Oxford University, the institution’s tech transfer office and Evotec to commercialise therapeutics.
Huawei visits Singapore for IoT incubator
The telecommunications equipment producer is teaming up with National University of Singapore’s NUS Enterprise arm to launch the I5Lab incubator.
Tel Aviv University’s TTO has joined forces with corporates such as Microsoft, GE and Qualcomm, and VC firm Pitango to launch a $20m investment consortium focused on the internet of things.
Deal net: 7 – 11 November 2016
The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up all the latest smaller deals and tracks emerging companies accessing government funds.
