Lunaphore

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$70.6Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$44.8Mlatest round · Series D · Mar 2023 · 3 yr ago
2backers · Occident, Redalpine
21stories in the press

Overview

Lunaphore Technologies is a spatial biology company based in Tolochenaz near Lausanne, Switzerland, that builds instruments and reagents for multiplex immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry, including the COMET platform and SPYRE antibody panels for discovery and immuno-oncology research. The company was acquired by the US life sciences group Bio-Techne, and it now operates together with Advanced Cell Diagnostics under the Bio-Techne Spatial name. Its work draws on engineers, assay developers, applications scientists and field specialists who develop, manufacture and support the COMET instrument and its reagents for research customers.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$70.6M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$44.8M
Series D · Mar 2023 · 3 yr ago
Backers
2
Occident, Redalpine
The money's age
Long since its last round
43 months since the last round · not hiring
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Sep 26, 2024 Partnership Lunaphore partners with Discovery Life Sciences to bring innovative spatial biology solutions to clinical research · lunaphore.com Mar 28, 2024 Partnership Lunaphore and Nikon Instruments Inc. announce partnership to expand access to innovative spatial biology services · lunaphore.com Mar 23, 2023 Raised a round Series D $44.8M · led by EGS Beteiligungen AG Feb 6, 2020 Raised a round Series C $25.8M · led by PHC Holdings Corporation · Venturebeat 2014 Founded
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Funding rounds
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Series C Feb 2020 $25.8M PHC Holdings Corporation lead Venturebeat
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Financials

Total raised
$70.6M
Latest round
Series D
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series D 2023 $44.8M Details
Series C 2020 $25.8M Details

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OccidentVia a fund
21 portfolio companies: Osmfoundation, Startupticker, Borlabs and 18 more
RedalpineVia a fund
89 portfolio companies: Zenjob, Albatross, calliora and 86 more

News

Blog 11 months ago
Bio-Techne partners with the Wyss Center Geneva to advance automated 3D multiomics technology and accelerate spatial biology
- Collaboration aims to automate RNA and protein detection in 3D tissue specimens, reducing complexity and technical barriers. - Innovation has the potential to improve preclinical research by reducing reliance on animal testing through New Approach Metho
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Blog 1 year ago
AI-powered spatial biology workflow from Bio-Techne and Nucleai enables predictive biomarker discovery in melanoma patients
Clinical trial data demonstrates how Bio-Techne's spatial biology technology and Nucleai's AI-powered multimodal platforms can identify predictive biomarkers in immunotherapy and targeted therapy-treated melanoma patients. Bio-Techne's COMET platform and
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Blog 2 years ago
Balancing sensitivity and throughput with multiplex immunoassays
The post Balancing sensitivity and throughput with multiplex immunoassays appeared first on Lunaphore Technologies.
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Blog 2 years ago
Lunaphore COMET platform paves the way for spatial biology adoption in clinical research
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - November 05, 2024 - Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced the release of clinically relevant spatial biology data. The data was generated using Bio-Techne's Lunaphore branded end-to-end spatial biology offering, including
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Blog 2 years ago
Lunaphore partners with Discovery Life Sciences to bring innovative spatial biology solutions to clinical research
MINNEAPOLIS - September 26, 2024 - Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that one of its spatial biology brands, Lunaphore, is partnering with Discovery Life Sciences (Discovery) to add Lunaphore COMET, a best-in-class spatial biology plat
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Blog 2 years ago
One researcher's journey with spatial biology in endometriosis research
The post One researcher's journey with spatial biology in endometriosis research appeared first on Lunaphore Technologies.
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Blog 2 years ago
Spatial biology with Rodrigo Romero
The post Spatial biology with Rodrigo Romero appeared first on Lunaphore Technologies.
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How spatial biology is driving tumor microenvironment research
The post How spatial biology is driving tumor microenvironment research appeared first on Lunaphore Technologies.
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Blog 2 years ago
Lunaphore and Nikon Instruments Inc. announce partnership to expand access to innovative spatial biology services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - March 28, 2024 - Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) is pleased to announce that Lunaphore, part of Bio-Techne's Spatial Biology Division, is partnering with Nikon Instruments Inc. (Nikon) to expand access to spatial biology services w
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Blog 2 years ago
Lunaphore brings together the spatial biology community at AACR 2024 to mark innovations in cancer research
MINNEAPOLIS, MN and LAUSANNE, Switzerland - March 21, 2023 - Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced that its spatial biology brand, Lunaphore, will host an in-person symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Me
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Lausanne Switzerland
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