Based on research from Brigham Young University and University of Utah, Sera has added $36m to its funding vault to drive commercialisation of its blood testing system PreTRM.

Building on UCSD intellectual property, EpicentRx is working on immunotherapy drugs intended to target the body's non-specific and adaptive specific immune function synchronously.

Laser project technology company Casiris Technology lured Cash Capital and Cas Star to the table for its series D-plus round.

Sales team-focused voice analytics software developer Cogito, an MIT spinout, attracted investors including Salesforce, New York Life and Goldman Sachs to bring its overall total to $100m.

Building on UC Berkeley research, cybersecurity software company Menlo Security has now raised approximately $150m altogether.

University of Oxford's solar cell technology developer Oxford PV has closed a series D round featuring Meyer Burger, Equinor and Legal & General at $81.8m.

University of the Balearic Islands spinout Sanifit has raised $62.8m in a series D round backed by existing backer Lundbeckfonden Ventures to bring its overall financing to $149m.

UC Berkeley's custom semiconductor spinout has now raised $125m, after Qualcomm Ventures joined existing investors such as Osage University Partners for a $65.4m series D round.

Qbic has participated in a $32.8m funding round for EyeD, consisting of $9.4m in equity and another $23.4m in debt financing and government grants.

Stanford-backed medical supplies delivery service Zipline has revealed two funding rounds totaling $190m, one of which is a $70m series C that included existing backer GV.