Evotec has partnered Bristol-Myers Squibb to launch a $20m commercialisation programme aimed at academic institutions in Germany’s Rhine-Main-Neckar region.

Nine institutions have joined Generation Food Rural Partners, joining inaugural collaborator NC State announced earlier this year.

Zigg Capital has collected $225m from limited partners including University of Chicago to invest in real estate technology developers.

Queen’s University Belfast’s tech transfer office has launched a fund in partnership with Sapphire Capital Partners to invest in its spinouts.

The portfolio’s fair value rose by 21% and pre-tax profits are up 45% in the first half of Frontier IP’s fiscal year.

Axelys will become the successor to three separate tech transfer organisations in Quebec next month.

The firm specialises in setting up spinouts out of universities and corporations, and now has more than $1.6bn in assets under management.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s BK Fund has partnered ThinkZone for a $10m fund that will invest in domestic startups.

The Future Value Fund I will invest in pre-seed companies, including spinouts from Rev1's long-time partner Ohio State University.

The commercialisation firm will pay its maiden dividend after achieving net portfolio gains of 22% and a 140% increase in cash realisations.