Mark Crowell, an academic innovation and business development expert whose work has helped launch over 135 startups, has been appointed vice-president of innovation and economic development at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Ariel University partners life sciences startup Drug Rediscovery to find new uses for existing drugs.

Canterbury University spin-out Tiro Lifesciences aims to transform breast cancer screening with $600,000.

Tel Aviv spin-out Unispectral reveals lens and image processing software that allows users to break down the chemical components of almost any object.

The Ofer-backed acromegaly treatment developer raised an initial $33.8m in January, following a cancelled deal with pharmaceutical company Roche.

Realm, an Australia-based startup driven by research from Teeside University, launches Kickstarter to bring physical world into computer games.