{"id":37212,"date":"2023-01-27T02:05:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T03:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=37212"},"modified":"2023-01-27T03:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T03:40:58","slug":"loughborough-university-spinout-figura-analytics-closes-seed-investment-round-to-take-nanotech-solution-to-the-drinks-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/01\/27\/loughborough-university-spinout-figura-analytics-closes-seed-investment-round-to-take-nanotech-solution-to-the-drinks-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Loughborough University spinout Figura Analytics closes seed investment round to take nanotech solution to the drinks industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/figura-1.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Figura team in their lab at the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__image-caption\">Members of the Figura team in their lab at the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre on Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Loughborough University spinout Figura Analytics has successfully closed a seed funding round, led by a syndicate of angel investors, to bring its nanopore technology to the drinks market this year.<\/p>\n<div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/figura-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__image-caption\">The hardware component of Figura\u2019s drinks testing solution<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Taking equity in the high potential start up, in return for cash and know-how, the high-net-worth \u2018angel\u2019 individuals join <a href=\"https:\/\/sfccapital.com\/\">SFC Capital<\/a> in backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figura-analytics.co.uk\/\">Figura<\/a> to enable drinks manufacturers to rapidly and accurately detect abnormalities and contaminants through the production process, saving them time and money.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2021 by Chemistry researchers Dr Mark Platt and PhD graduate Dr Rhush Maughi, Figura has been on a fast track since launching in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lusep.co.uk\/lu-inc\">LUinc<\/a>. the University\u2019s incubator on its science and enterprise park, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lusep.co.uk\/\">LUSEP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following a highly successful first year building prototypes, testing and validating them in industry, Figura has just launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/figuradrinks.com\/\">new testing service<\/a> for drinks manufacturers. This year will see the first commercial customers take delivery of this innovative hardware and software solution.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Druker, Investment Manager at SFC said: \u201cWe have been delighted with the progress that Figura has made since our initial investment in 2021. This follow-on investment will see the commercial launch of their technology to the drinks market, as well as the continued R&amp;D that is required to ensure a successful long-term business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nick Whitehurst, Figura CEO said: \u201cWe are delighted to have received the backing of our existing and new investors as we bring our new analytical technology platform to market in 2023.&nbsp;The team have worked tirelessly over the last 12 months to validate and pilot our solution in industry and this investment is testament to their hard work and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Dan Parsons, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation at Loughborough, said: \u201cCongratulations to the team and Figura on securing this investment for the commercial roll out of their innovations. The team continues to grow on its LUSEP base, creating a suite of new high quality skilled jobs in the region. This is great news for Figura, the University the local economy, the drinks manufacturing sector and UK innovation more broadly. I share their excitement for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Figura team in their lab at the Advanced Technology Innovation Centre on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37212"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37217,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37212\/revisions\/37217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}