2011

Phase Focus receives £865k equity investment

Phase Focus Limited, a Sheffield-based microscopy company, has raised £865k in equity investment to expand its operations, to grow sales, and to conclude commercial deals with its commercial partners. Read full article

2010

Phase Focus raises £370k to take the company towards its first commercial deals

Fusion, the university IP commercialisation company that turns university IP into business, is pleased to announce that Phase Focus, its Sheffield-based microscopy company, has raised £370,000 to help take the company through to its first commercial deals. Read full article

2009

Funding supports development of Phase Focus Virtual Lens®

A spin-out company from the University Sheffield has announced it has received an investment of £350,000 in a round led by South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF). Read full article

£450,000 raised for further development of the Phase Focus Virtual Lens®

SHEFFIELD, FRIDAY 17TH JULY 2009. Phase Focus Limited, a spin-out company from the University Sheffield, today announced that it had received an investment of £350,000 in a round led by South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF). Read full article

2008

Viking Fund back groundbreaking microscope

A spin out company from the University of Sheffield which has developed “lensless” optical and x-ray microscope technology has secured investment from Viking Fund and other private investors. Read full article

£250k Additional Investment in “Lensless” Microscopy Company Phase Focus

University of Sheffield spin-out company Phase Focus has secured additional funding of £250,000 to continue its development of “lensless” optical microscopy that has the ability to produce better images at a lower cost. Read full article

£250k Additional Investment in “Lensless” Microscopy Company Phase Focus

Fusion IP plc (AIM: FIP), the university IP commercialisation company that turns world class university research into business, is pleased to announce that it has invested £125,000 in Phase Focus Limited (“Phase Focus”), a spin-out company from the University of Sheffield that is developing “lensless” optical electron and x-ray microscope technology. Read full article

£600,000 Investment into Imaging Company Phase Focus

Biofusion plc (AIM: BFN), the university IP commercialisation company that turns world class research into business, today announces that it has invested £400,000 into Phase Focus Limited (“Phase Focus”), its high resolution ‘lensless’ microscopy spin-out company from its University of Sheffield partnership, giving it an 61% holding in the company. Read full article

£600k Investment to Revolutionise Microscopy

A University of Sheffield spin-out company has received £600,000 of investment to demonstrate and build prototype microscopes tha could revolutionise the optical, Xray and electron microscopy market. Read full article

2006

Biofusion launches Phase Focus

Biofusion plc (“Biofusion”), the university intellectual property (IP) commercialisation company,today announces the launch of a new portfolio company, Phase Focus Ltd (“Phase Focus”), and an initial investment of £200,000 to provide for further development and validation of its proprietary technology. Read full article