Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Sonas, a Japan-based developer of an internet-of-things wireless communication tool dubbed Unisonet spun out of University of Tokyo, has raised ¥450m ($4.1m) from the institution’s Innovation Platform and JR East Start Up, a vehicle for rail operator JR East. The round also included Anri, which had joined Global Brain for a $3.2m series A round in October 2018.
BioCaptiva, a UK-based medical device developer spun out of University of Edinburgh, has received more than £1m ($1.4m) in seed funding from Scottish Enterprise and Archangels, Insider.co.uk reported today. The money has been allocated to in-license technology and conduct an initial safety trial. BioCaptiva’s device is able to capture circulating free DNA in blood in greater quantities than current methods. It is aimed at liquid biopsies for cancer.
Baseimmune, a UK-based biotechnology company using machine learning to predict how viruses will change, has attracted £685,000 ($950,000) in funding led by…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
