Catch up with our regular roundup.
Coons moves to slow patent debate
Democratic Senator Chris Coons looks to slow the speed of the Innovation Act being passed.
Cuomo suggests tying funding to innovation
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo suggests tying funding for institutions to how well they attract businesses under the Start-Up NY programme.
Tel Aviv turns smartphones into hyperspectral sensor
Tel Aviv spin-out Unispectral reveals lens and image processing software that allows users to break down the chemical components of almost any object.
Milano-Bicocca sees benefits of nanotech
Graftonica, a spin-out of Milano-Bicocca University, launched to commercialise nanotech additives.
Stanford teams with GE on healthy data
Stanford Health Care partners GE Ventures on Evidation Health, a big data startup with eyes on digital health.
Photovoltaics sees energy in the glass
Oxford Photovoltaics, a spin-out of the university developing solar powered glass, secures £8m.
Johns $40m to cultivate innovation
Johns Hopkins announces $40m plan for bolstering innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.
Grifols pumps $50m into Alkahest
The pharmaceutical company has acquired a 45% stake in Alkahest, which aims to fight diseases using plasma transplants from younger patients.
ChipCare finds $5m in its blood
Toronto medtech spin-out ChipCare secures $5m in series A round.
Epidarex finds Sussex enterprising
Sussex University spin-out Enterprise Therapeutics secures £1.6m from Epidarex Capital.
Macrolide launches from Harvard with $22m
Harvard life sciences spin-out Macrolide secures $22m at launch.
Suppremol accepts Baxter’s €200m
Max Planck spin-out Suppremol – based on Nobel prize winning research – is acquired by pharmaceutical firm Baxter International.
Universities stand against patent changes
Pending legislation to address patent litigation abuses “broadly drawn” and would weaken tech transfer, say 144 universities.
Ilumink authenticates acquisition deal
Cambridge spin-out Ilumink bought for undisclosed sum by Tracerco.
Emory University’s tech transfer office celebrates its 30th year of operation.
QIWI launches new accelerator Universe 2.0
The payment services provider will invest up to $95,000 to establish joint venture projects with successful applicants.
SATT funding renewed with €104m
The first five SATTs have their funding renewed to the tune of €104m.
Japan-based Cyfuse Biomedical raises 1.4 billion yen ($12m) to support the development of 3D printing technology which can produce human tissue.
Video technology spin-out Vidku raises $17m to support development of its Flipgrid tool.
Renaissance Venture Capital raises $79m second fund with backing from Michigan State University.
The Ofer-backed acromegaly treatment developer raised an initial $33.8m in January, following a cancelled deal with pharmaceutical company Roche.
