Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
University College Cork (UCC) has contributed to the formation of Ireland-based gut microbiome sequencing spinout SeqBiome, Silicon Republic reported on Saturday. SeqBiome aims to leverage insights into gut microbes such as bacteria linked to various health conditions as well as applications in nutrition, agriculture and sports. The company was founded in collaboration with government-funded research hub APC Microbiome Ireland, and has secured early commissions from clients including food and nutrition product maker Nestlé and transport infrastructure developer Atlantia.
University of Chicago has spun out US-based Evozyne to commercialise molecular engineering insights uncovered through artificial intelligence. Evozyne builds on research by Rama Ranganathan, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and molecular engineering at University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and Andrew Ferguson, an associate professor at the same department. Evozyne aims to design molecules for applications including polymer materials, agriculture and carbon capture.
