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Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Circle Pharma, a spinout of UCSF and UC Santa Cruz, has collected series B funding from investors including another UC campus, Berkeley.

The accelerator has formed a task force to fight Covid-19, drawing on the resources of faculty, portfolio companies, doctors and the wider medical community.

Venture capital and private equity dealmaking veteran David Almodovar has joined University of Pittsburgh as managing director of investments.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Ribon Therapeutics has emerged out of stealth after three years of developing a lead asset targeting cancer based on research at MIT, UT Southwestern and Harvard Medical School.

As MedWhat scores an initial win in its courtroom battle with Stanford, Paige.ai finds itself in the middle of allegations that its licensing deal with Sloan Kettering was improper.

Ambys Medicines has raised $60m in a series A round backed by Takeda and signed a strategic partnership agreement with the corporate worth $80m.

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