Lumicks

Biotech · Amsterdam, NL · lumicks.com

Single-molecule and cell-avidity analysis instruments

Founders

Andrea Candelli (Italy · ♂) — A physics PhD who co-invented the core single-molecule force-spectroscopy technology, he co-founded LUMICKS in 2014 as a VU Amsterdam spin-off, serving as Chief Scientific Officer.
Gerrit Sitters (Netherlands · ♂) — After a PhD at VU Amsterdam where he co-invented LUMICKS' core technologies, he co-founded the company in 2014 to bring dynamic single-molecule and cell-analysis instruments to life-science labs.
Gijs Wuite (Netherlands · ♂) — A VU Amsterdam biophysics professor whose lab developed the underlying optical-tweezers technology, he co-founded LUMICKS in 2014 to commercialize it.
Olivier Heyning (Netherlands · ♂) — He co-founded LUMICKS in 2014 to commercialize the VU Amsterdam single-molecule measurement technology into a life-science instruments business.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Apr 2021	Series D Plus Amsterdam life-science-tools company Lumicks raised a $93M Series D led by Farallon Capital and Lauxera Capital Partners, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and T. Rowe Price.	$93M

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