Life Sciences
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Julio Rios de la Rosa leaves INiBICA
He had served as managing director of INiBICA, a translational research institute attached to the University of Cádiz, since 2021.
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DGIST launches first fund with ₩2 billion
The fund launch comes just four months after DGIST changed its leadership structure to co-CEOs and announced plans for a fund.
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Toronto and McMaster form the Genesys University Seed Fund
Managed by Genesys Capital, the fund will invest in early-stage university spinouts and is the latest vehicle to be launched by Canadian institutions.
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Tohoku University Venture Partners launches third fund
The THVP3 Fund has a target size of ¥6 billion, though this could be extended to ¥10 billion if investor interest is high.
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Gaia Sciences Innovation raises $100 million, partners with Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution has joined forces with Gaia Sciences Innovation, which has now raised $100 million in funding.
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Indiana University’s IU Inc. finds leader in David Rosenberg
Indiana University has created IU Inc. to engage with partners more effectively, and David Rosenberg will serve as the inaugural president and CEO.
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Spinout Inspire Fund formally launches with £22.5 million
The fund, which has been quietly investing for four months, has publicly launched with £22.5 million in capital.
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Patrick Speedie: AI can’t build trust in tech transfer
Tech transfer is automating fast. But Patrick Speedie of Inpart asks: if algorithms match partners, who actually closes the deal?
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Asabys launches €74.7 million fund for Spanish spinouts
The fund is backed by the EIF and the Spanish government’s Innvierte, which already backed two other spinout investment vehicles this year.
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CapeHaven reaches for Yale spinouts with $10 million
CapeHaven has launched as a biotech venture creation platform with a goal to raise $10 million that it will use to commercialise Yale research.
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Lansdowne Partners unveils $150 million spinout fund
The fund is targeting a $200 million close by December, and already counts the British Business Bank, Aviva Investors, and Lloyds as LPs.
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Simon Fraser University launches C$20 million SFU Innovates Venture Fund
Simon Fraser University is the second institution in as many months to partner with InBC Investment to launch a university venture fund.
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Dipanjan Pan picked for new innovation role at Penn State’s Huck Institutes
Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has named Dipanjan Pan its inaugural director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
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Francis Crick Institute builds out entrepreneurship team
Jo Mills has joined as head of entrepreneurship and KQ Labs, while Ella Moonan Howard and Faye Murphy have also joined the team.
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Northern Gritstone boosts coffers with £20 million as part of rolling close
The British Business Bank has committed another £10 million to Northern Gritstone, which now has £382 million under management.
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Taaleri buys majority stake in Nordic Science Investments
NSI’s management is selling a 51% stake in the spinout investment firm, which has a €45 million first fund.
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UC Davis launches another fund in biotech push
The fund, unveiled together with the Aggie Venture Accelerator, will be managed by early-stage venture capital firm The March Group.
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TIAP’s Parimal Nathwani joins BDC to head C$150 million life sciences fund
After nearly two decades with TIAP, Parimal Nathwani has joined the Development Bank of Canada to manage a new C$150 million life sciences fund.
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Ysios launches €100 million fund to fuel Spain’s biotech spinouts
Ysios Capital’s InceptionBio fund will build and invest in biotech spinouts across Spain to establish the country as a life sciences hub.
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Penn launches $200 million fund to drive engineering spinouts
The University of Pennsylvania has established its third fund in just four months, this time targeting startups from the School of Engineering.
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University of British Columbia kicks off UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund
The University of British Columbia and the provincial government’s InBC Investment Corp have created the UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund with an initial C$20 million.
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Poli360 pushes Fund II to €85 million first close
Managed by 360 Capital, the spinout investment fund has a target size of €100 million and will invest in early-stage deeptech spinouts.
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Cambridge x Manchester enlists Faye Holland to lead partnership
Faye Holland brings considerable expertise of the Cambridge cluster in particular to the job, and is a successfully exited founder.
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Sydney Biomedical Accelerator picks Victoria Cogger as executive director
The A$780 million Sydney Biomedical Accelerator, backed by the University of Sydney, is set to open in 2028.
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Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund makes first investments
The University of Arizona’s Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund has backed its first three spinouts after raising 60% of the initial target size.
