The acquisition of Wayne State University spinout RetroSense followed a licensing agreement with University of California, San Diego for another compound and may yet exceed $60m.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England has published its report, commissioned by the previous government, into best practices and policies for knowledge transfer in the UK.

As figures reveal 811 European firms participated in 2680 deals since early 2015, Cambridge has raised a $90m fund and the Chinese government is aiming for a $30bn vehicle.

The number one challenge in venture capital, whatever the source of the money from corporate, university, government or independent, is to source good quality deal flow.

As the dust begins to settle following the chaos after the referendum results, spinouts, startups and government-backed businesses are facing an uncertain future.

Nexeon, the Imperial College London spinout that develops rechargeable lithium ion batteries, has now secured in excess of $120m.

We take a look at how Australia has been upping its government venturing game since Malcolm Turnbull took over as prime minister last year.

In the second part of our series, editor Thierry Heles takes a closer look at how Birmingham University is building a complete ecosystem for spinouts, startups and late-stage companies.

The diagnostics platform developer, spun out of Tufts University, secures additional capital from a consortium featuring the institution.