Viraj Perera has joined University of South Australia's commercialisation arm as CEO after five years leading Platcom Ventures for National Innovation Agency of Malaysia.

University of Cambridge-allied accelerator Start Codon has appointed Daniel Rooke and Sakura Holloway to its team, as it prepares to select the first five projects for its initial cohort.

UC Berkeley has chosen professor of finance Richard Lyons for the newly-created position of chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer.

G. Don Taylor has been named interim vice-president for research and innovation following Theresa Mayer’s departure to Purdue University.

Susan Searle, chairwoman of Mercia Technologies and a GUV Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has stepped down to be replaced by Ian Metcalfe.

Fredrik Järrsten has been named deputy chief executive in addition to his duties as chief financial officer, a position he has held since late 2017.

Carrie Thome, the chief investment officer of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, has left the tech transfer organisation after 18 years.

Allied Minds has appointed Jeff Rohr as chairman, continuing its reshuffle following the departure of Jill Smith earlier this month.

Theresa Mayer will depart Virginia Tech on August 1 to take on a new role as executive vice-president for research and partnerships at Purdue University.

DTU-owned PreSeed Ventures will seek to raise an independent fund following the wind-down of government support, and has appointed Jesper Juhl Hansen as CFO.