The fund is set to boost investments in early-stage companies, which have had so far had to rely primarily on public money.

Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, the Mauritius minister of education and human resources, tertiary education and scientific research, spoke at the launch of Mauritius University's Knowledge Transfer Office.

Queensland, Sydney, RMIT, South Australia and Curtin universities agree to a standardised approach to IP to increase the country's current OECD ranking.

Australia throws its backing behind spinouts by developing a plethora of funds to provide more than $772m in funding.

Stellenbosch University's tech transfer office Innovus invests in Custos Media Technologies to bring its bitcoin bounty anti-piracy technology to more customers.

Texas spinout Microtransponder raises $5.5m as it successfully completes a trial for a treatment for stroke patients.