The open online education platform’s founding institutions MIT and Harvard plan to sell edX to edtech developer 2U in a deal worth $800m.

Schunk has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Fraunhofer spinout Pulsar Photonics, which produces ultrashort-pulse laser technology.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology spinout Kites has agreed to an acquisition of undisclosed size by Zoom Video Communications.

Existing shareholder Suez Group has acquired Imperial College spinout Inflowmatix, providing exits to IP Group and Parkwalk Advisors.

Partly based on research at University of Washington, KenSci has agreed to an acquisition by Tegria for an undisclosed sum.

Gene therapy developer Corlieve, which utilises University of Bordeaux, Aix Marseille University, CNRS and Inserm research, is set to be acquired by peer QniQure for about $55m.

Boston Scientific has acquired all remaining shares in its portfolio company Farapulse, having first invested in the University of Iowa spinout in 2014.

University of Ulm spinout WITec has agreed to a $50m acquisition by Oxford Instruments, itself the first-ever spinout of University of Oxford.

The solid-state battery maker will get a Nasdaq listing through the deal, which follows $161m in funding the company raised since being spun out of CU Boulder.

Metacon has acquired all outstanding shares in its existing portfolio company Helbio, which was spun out of University of Patras two decades ago.