Cyril Vančura (pictured), investment principal at Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Germany-based industrial goods company, has left to join IMEC, a Belgium-based micro and nano-electronic research centre.

Imec had a first close at €60m for the fund, Imec.xpand, earlier this year, Vančura said, and was targeting up to  €100m ($114m) in the second by February.

Initially managed by Tom Vanhoutte and Peter Vanbekbergen, Imec.xpand will back both Imec spinouts and external startups, but will in that case focus on early-stage projects where Imec’s technology, expertise and infrastructure can make a meaningful difference to the development.

In mid-2011, RBVC linked up with venture capital firms Capricorn and LRM to invest in Belgian clean-tech company Epigan.

Vančura has been investing for RBVC since the start of 2009, particularly in enabling technologies.

Cyril Vančura (pictured), investment principal at Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Germany-based industrial goods company, has left to join IMEC, a Belgium-based micro and nano-electronic research centre.

Imec had a first close at €60m for the fund, Imec.xpand, earlier this year, Vančura said, and was targeting up to  €100m ($114m) in the second by February.

Initially managed by Tom Vanhoutte and Peter Vanbekbergen, Imec.xpand will back both Imec spinouts and external startups, but will in that case focus on early-stage projects where Imec’s technology, expertise and infrastructure can make a meaningful difference to the development.

In mid-2011, RBVC linked up with venture capital firms Capricorn and LRM to invest in Belgian clean-tech company Epigan.

Vančura has been investing for RBVC since the start of 2009, particularly in enabling technologies.

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