News roundup 21 January 2019

Redefining university innovation in the 21st century: Part 1
Christine Gulbranson, chief innovation officer of University of California, outlines the changes her institution has enacted to support the innovation ecosystem.
Purdue breaks through 200 companies
The university has helped launch 223 businesses, including 130 based on its IP, since an overhaul of its commercialisation strategy in 2013.
Croda adds value to Cutitronics’ regimen
Strathclyde-founded dermatological device manufacturer Cutitronics has collected further investment from specialty chemicals supplier Croda as the pair aim to win business with personal care brands.
Investors deliver $2.5m to AmacaThera
Toronto’s AmacaThera is preparing clinical trials of a drug delivery hydrogel that could diminish the need for prescription opioid painkillers after surgery.
Samsung trains its focus on Corephotonics
Samsung is reportedly eyeing Tel Aviv University-founded smartphone camera technology developer Corephotonics for $150m to $160m after backing its series B and C rounds.
NYU and Futurx spark Glixogen’s genesis
New York University has teamed up with corporate-backed biopharmaceutical incubator Futurx to spawn neurodegenerative disease drug developer Glixogen Therapeutics.
Winningtemp calls Chalmers for $3.7m round
Chalmers Ventures has invested more funding in human resources app developer Winningtemp, which is preparing its employee wellbeing software for international expansion.
Kerionics pumps in $228,000
Partly based on Polytechnic University of Valencia research, Kerionics hopes to commercialise a ceramic membrane-based system for producing industrial quantities of oxygen from waste gases.
Purdue Ag-celerator seeds $100,000
Plant sciences startups Heliponix and Karyosoft each secured $50,000 investments after winning the fifth cohort of Purdue’s Ag-celerator competition.
UNLV touts Food Genes and Me
Dietary suggestion software spinout Food Genes and Me compiles personalised healthy eating tips based on uploaded DNA reports from external genetic analysis tools.
Waterloo puts Velocity behind angel fund
University of Waterloo hopes to raise $1.2m to $1.8m for an angel fund to make equity investments in the winners of its Velocity Fund Finals competition.
Daphne fertilises $4.9m
EPFL-founded exhaust filtering system spinout Daphne Technology has been backed by investors including oil producer Saudi Aramco.
Findologic discovers fresh capital
The seven-digit investment by BE Beteiligungen Fonds will help Salzburg e-commerce search spinout Findologic accelerate its international expansion and introduce new product features.
ASU and Mayo Clinic fuel MedTech Accelerator
The accelerator is open to medical device and healthcare tech businesses that have already amassed $500,000 of capital or are generating revenues.
Magnitude sizes up $194,000
Magnitude Biosciences started operations in September 2018 to commercialise a Durham University ageing research technology centred on the C.elegans nematode worm.
Eyeware tracks $1.9m round
Machine tools supplier Trumpf has put funding behind Eyewear Tech to commercialise an eye tracking platform based on Idiap Research Institute and EPFL technology.
Vast Therapeutics inhales $15m
The respiratory disease drug developer has collected series A funding from investors including Shionogi to fund clinical trials of its lead drug candidate.