Eccrine Systems is developing advanced, wearable, sweat sensing systems based on research and intellectual property that originated from Cincinnati University and the Air Force Research Labs at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

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Michigan University granted 173 licenses and options last year and spun out 12 new businesses.

The university has rebranded its Office of Technology Transfer to Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures, and promoted Kelly Sexton (pictured) to vice-chancellor.

GE Ventures and Allied Minds have established a strategic alliance to commercialise technologies from both partners' pipelines.

The gene sequencing technology developer has been spun out of Harvard University with $23m in series A capital provided by investors including Eli Lilly.

UC San Francisco spinout Fortis Therapeutics has closed an $18m series A round backed by Osage University Partners and an investment subsidiary of Eli Lilly.

Colorado University's Anschutz Medical Campus and UCHealth as well as Children's Hospital Colorado are set to benefit from an innovation hub that will support commercialisation efforts.

Michigan University's Mints fund has backed a $10m series C round led by Boston Scientific for medical device producer Securus.