A review of last week's news.
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UCLA supports entrepreneurship with Bruincubate
The UCLA Entrepreneurship Council has launched the website that has been a year in the making.
MedImmune expands collaboration with Maryland
The collaboration now also includes Maryland University, College Park and Maryland University, Baltimore County.
Cisco puts $150m into start-ups
Among the companies getting a cash injection is Stanford University-based Alchemist Accelerator.
Wales announces $12.6m technology seed fund
The fund will be managed by Finance Wales, the investment bank subsidiary of the Welsh Government.
Carnegie Mellon spin-out reaches for the stars
Astrobotic Technology is partnering with NASA to send its robotic lander to the moon.
The UCLA immuno-oncology specialist has raised the money from a group of private investors.
Singapore’s NRF to inject $95m into funds
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced that it will make the money available to six venture capital firms for early-stage start-ups.
Wolfson to be acquired for $490m
Cirrus Logic is buying the Edinburgh University spin-out.
The US National Security Agency wants to strengthen ties with tech-heavy universities.
OncoFusion Therapeutics signs licensing agreement
The Michigan University start-up has entered an agreement with Medivation.
DNA Electronics sequences funding
Genting Berhad’s investment will enable the company to develop its Genalysis point-of-care genomic diagnostic product line.
Folio Photonics spins high-capacity storage discs
The spin-out has obtained an exclusive license to commercialise the technology from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU).
The Stanford-backed company closes its series C at $100m, with a predicted valuation of $1bn.
QIWI launches $30m seed fund and accelerator
The new venture, partnered with Moscow State University, will provide support to early-stage projects.
Miami University partners with biotech firm
The Miller School of Medicine joins forces with biopharmaceutical company Berg Pharma.
Charles Winward leaves the company and David Baynes becomes new chief operating officer (COO).
The Utah University spin-out has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II.
Imperial’s Yoyo winds up at campus shops
Imperial College London becomes the first UK university to support mobile payments across campus.
Ultrahaptics creates touch sensations out of thin air
The start-up has figured out a way to use ultrasound waves for tactile feedback.
Waterloo University alumni launch $5m venture fund
The fund will focus on the Waterloo Region in Southern Ontario.
Juno tops up series A to $176m
The biotechnology company has closed the funding round it started in December 2013.
The venture partners are targeting $250m.
New Muscat University to open in 2016
The institution will be established in the Oman capital by a group of Omani business leaders.
Finding the right ‘financially-driven incentives’
Reversing the decline in the UK’s spin-out generation.
UK university spin-out rate
s continue to drop as startups take off.
