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Cirrus Materials Science, a spin-out developing surface coatings for use in manufacturing, launches out of Auckland University.
New Zealand-based commercialisation firm Powerhouse Ventures considers IPO.
Dapcom finds space for incubation
Barcelona spin-out Dapcom Data earmarked by the European Space Agency to join space-focused incubation programme.
Florida State University names Brent Edington as interim director of TTO.
Leeds’ environmentally-friendly washing machine spin-out Xeros changes focus to consumer market.
Nanomedical Cardiff spin-out Midatech raises £32m through IPO on London’s AIM.
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IT analytics firm Nexthink secures $14.5m series D.
Forget the three laws of robotics, this AI predicts laws
The sovereign wealth fund of Singapore invests in US-based FiscalNote, a company predicting the outcome of legal and regulatory decisions using artificial intelligence.
Mercia gets Christmas IPO early
UK-based early stage investor Mercia plans for £70m IPO this side of the festive season.
Queensland life sciences spin-out Protagonist Therapeutics closes second tranche of $18m series B round.
Congenica welcomes £1m from CIC
Congenica, a spin-out from charitable foundation the Wellcome Trust, raises £1m via Cambridge Innovation Capital.
Mercury fund orbits research-driven firms
Texas-based seed and early-stage venture firm Mercury announces $105m fund.
Sentient gets smarter with $103.5m
MIT’s Sentient Technologies, which is developing artificial intelligence on a large scale, has emerged from stealth with a Tata and Access-backed round that boosted its funding to $143m.