News roundup for 2 February
Catch up with all of last week’s news with our regular roundup:
Atlas gets positive results from series B
Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and Consort Medical all returned to invest in the company’s series C round as it looks to commercialise its diagnostic testing system.
Arkansas University spin-out Intervexion raises $14.5m in federal backing for meth addiction-breaking drug.
Cornell shakes up its tech transfer
Cornell University unveils changes to its tech transfer line up.
AstraZeneca leads unis on genetic scissors
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca leads university-grounded charge on genetic research to ‘snip-out’ disease causing genes.
Texas endowment takes second spot
University of Texas’ endowment surpasses Yale’s to become the second biggest in the US at $25.4bn.
University Hospitals names head of innovation
Marco Costa named vice president and chief innovation officer of University Hospitals’ new innovation office.
Mesuro suitable for microwaving at Focus
Cardiff spin-out Mesuro acquired by Canada-based Focus Microwaves.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s TTO Yissum signs license and collaboration deal with PhytoTech on medical cannabis.
Waterloo gets hot on frosty windows
Waterloo launches startup Neverfrost with aim of making the ice scraper obsolete.
Michigan batteries reach for the flak jacket
Michigan spin-out Elegus announces lithium battery breakthrough using Kevlar nanofibers.
Singularity spin-out bends space to its will
Singularity University 3D printing spin-out Made in Space reports back initial success from the International Space Station.
Bristol opens up to the future
Bristol University and the city’s council collaborate on Bristol is Open, a company formed to accelerate the integration of next generation networking in the city.
Colorado eyes up mile high opportunity
Colorado University licenses out cataract surgery device to Mile High Ophthalmics.
