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NuNano magnifies investment Bristol microscopy technology spinout NuNano has secured cash from the university’s Enterprise Fund for a second time. Broecker comes good for PRF David Broecker has become PRF’s chief innovation and collaboration officer, bringing with him expertise from the biosciences and philanthropic funding agency IBRI. Lettus lets in funding Lettus Grow, an irrigation system provider from University of Bristol and SetSquared’s ecosystem, has been backed by the university’s Enterprise Fund. Asarina diagnoses listing Karolinska Development has celebrated an exit as Umeå spinout Asarina Pharma went public in Sweden after raising $16.3m in its initial public offering. Duke marshals 16 spinouts in 2018 Duke University’s OLV managed a near-50% increase on 2017’s spinout tally in a year where its businesses generated $526m in capital. Institut Curie curates Honing Biosciences Institut Curie has supplied an undisclosed sum to its second immuno-oncology spinout, Honing Biosciences, which will focus on improved drug delivery mechanisms. Harare opens Zimbabwe’s first TTO Harare Institute of Technology’s new tech transfer office is currently preparing documents to secure its policy base after assisting president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “100-day” drive earlier this year. MIT’s Engine hits $205m close The MIT-affiliated Engine Fund has achieved a final close of more than $205m, above its initial target of $150m. Investors go with gut in $83m UBiome round Stanford-StartX Fund-backed microbial diagnostics and wellness product developer UBiome has raised $83m in series C funding. BrewBike cools down with $800,000 Founded by a Northwestern student, cold-brew coffee vendor BrewBike has added the university’s NUSeeds fund and angel investors to its seed consortium. UMI3 finds place in Amprologix University of Manchester’s UMI3 has joined Frontier IP and Ingenza as a shareholder in newly-founded Plymouth antibiotics spinout Amprologix. Lunewave takes $5m for a spin BMW and Baidu are among the investors in sensor technology developer Lunewave’s seed round, which will go towards building autonomous vehicle sensors based on the Luneburg principle. Concirrus covers $6.6m Insurance tech developer Concirrus was previously backed by Touchstone Innovations in 2015 and 2017. CoinAlpha accumulates $3.5m Stanford University’s StartX Fund has joined Bain Capital Ventures, Ironfire Ventures and SharesPost for blockchain technology developer CoinAlpha’s opening round. HyperLight accelerates out of Harvard HyperLight has been spun out from Harvard University’s OTD to manufacture superior modulators for fibre-optic telecommunications networks. Allied Minds links with QuayChain QuayChain has been formed by Allied Minds to commercialise an IoT hub for industrial sites such as airports, warehouses and transport hubs. OUI targets social enterprises Oxford…

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