Trade Sale

RWS Holdings had bought language translation software developer Iconic Translation Machines, founded on DCU's research into translating patents.

Chinese Academy of Sciences-owned Cash Capital secured an exit as big data cybersecurity technology provider HanSight was acquired for an undisclosed sum.

Osage University Partners is in line for an exit as the anti-malware software developer, based on UCSB and Northeastern research, agrees to an acquisition.

Apple has bought Inductiv to integrate the latter's machine learning data cleanup expertise, based on Stanford, Wisconsin-Madison and Waterloo faculty innovations.

UPMC's ID Connect has absorbed Merck & Co's Ilúm Health Solutions to boost its client base and services offering.

UAVC-backed antenna technology spinout FreeFall Aerospace has merged with one of its clients in order to focus its efforts on 5G communications.

ICL vascular implant spinout Veryan Medical has been bought by medical device firm Otsuka after raising $56m from investors including IP Group.

Ziylo, a spinout from University of Bristol that is working on a diabetes treatment, has been acquired by Novo Nordisk for a total that could exceed $800m.

VW will invest $100m in QuantumScape and form a joint venture with the Stanford spinout to develop batteries for long-range electric vehicles.

Versant's unusual build-to-buy model has resulted in Roche acquiring a target for MS based on UCSF research and the venture firm launching a new spinout, Pipeline Therapeutics.