All the news from the past week.
Tech transfer news from 5 – 11th May 2014:
State University of New York starts its Start-Up NY plans
Campuses are putting all the final pieces in place to attract businesses.
The Joint Finance Committee is to make a decision on whether to move forward with a $25m venture capital programme.
The data published in a study by the Centre for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Ikon GeoPressure wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
The former Durham University spin-out is acknowledged for its outstanding performance in growing international trade.
Berlin and British Columbia sign partnership agreement
Freie Universität Berlin and British Columbia University will be working together to foster innovation in research and teaching.
The Stanford-backed company’s services will be integrated into Google Analytics.
The biopharmaceutical company has secured $49m in an oversubscribed series D.
Commercialisation pays off for Massey
Massey University’s Business Development and Commercialisation unit is continuing its success.
Cambridge University hobnobs with PSL
The five year agreement will further academic links and provide exchange and collaborative research opportunities.
StartX co-founder kindles career at Spark
John Melas-Kyriazi will become an associate at Spark, a venture capital firm, at its Boston offices.
Veteran tech transfer executive spins out of Virginia
Mark Crowell will step down as executive director of the innovation programme at Virginia University and plans on becoming a consultant based in North Carolina.
Converge Challenge assembles 111 entries
The Scottish business competition has seen 111 entries for the 2014 competition, almost double the number of last year’s submissions.
Scottish spin-outs generate more than $500m
Five Scottish universities are amongst the UK’s top ten for number of spin-outs.
$60m appropriated to Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook will use the appropriation to build the Innovation and Discovery Centre.
Microsoft Innovation Centre to open in Miami
The centre will be the company’s first in the US.
Sunshine Coast students win Startup Weekend
They developed a 3D-printed head mountable display and secured a potential multi-million dollar distribution deal in one weekend.
Innoblative Designs wins Texas University competition
The medical device start-up takes first place in the Global Venture Labs Investment Competition.
