Purdue University calls on expert-on-demand company Yourencore to support its entrepreneurs and startups, forming a partnership to enable this.

Three car manufacturers fund the development of new battery anode technology through a $4m grant to Northwestern University spinout Sinode Systems.

Auckland spinout StretchSense receives series A funding from Start Today, adding to an earlier investment from investors including the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund.

Minnesota University co-leads a series A round in its spinout, which is working on gene editing therapies.

Delft University of Technology-backed venture fund Icos Capital supplies capital to solar technology developer Exasun.

Hitachi Chemical and Inabata have formed strategic partnerships with Silatronix as well as investing as part of a round that took the company's total funding to almost $14m.

The spinout of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises $1.6m to bring its water loss monitoring system to clients across the US.

CAC, Bandai Namco and Sega all took part in the round as new investors, helping the WPP-backed emotion recognition software company boost its total funding to $34m.

IP Group has invested in Consequential Robotics as the company is spun out of Sheffield University.

Student-led investment fund Social Venture Fund invests in a second seed round for medical software-as-a-service firm Conversa Health.