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Based on technology at University of Pennsylvania, iEcure has launched to commercialise gene therapies initially for liver disorders and an option to license more assets.

Stryker has bought the surgery monitoring software provider, which was backed by Stanford-StartX Fund.

Stanford-backed expense management platform Jeeves has received series B funding, two months after emerging from stealth.

Penn Medicine and Wharton Social Impact Initiative have launched an investment fund focused on the drivers of health equity.

François Hédé has taken over as president of Linksium, succeeding Gilles Talbotier who had led the tech transfer organisation for six years.

A host of institutions have joined NSF’s five regional educational programmes called I-Corps Hubs, which will each receive $3m per year until 2026.

The institution is starting afresh with its investment activities, having brought the management of its spinouts back in-house after Touchstone.

Diarmuid O’Brien will take over as chief executive of Cambridge Enterprise this September following the retirement of Tony Raven.

Historically left behind by their peers in the golden triangle, universities in the north are stepping up with their own funds, accelerators and collaborations.

The world’s number one incubator has been making a big impact since 2002, having supported more than 4,000 entrepreneurs that have raised more than $2.2bn between them.