Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss-born entrepreneur, has pledged $125m (£72m) to Harvard University to create the Hansjörg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
Former US President Bill Clinton announced 250 Commitments to Action, worth $8 bn (£4.5 bn), at the fourth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting.
15 Oct (London): The Funding Network (YTFN), a spin-off of The Funding Network for young people (18-30ish), is holding its first official funding event.