University spin-out raises £3.5m to improve fertility treatment

University spin-out raises £3.5m to improve fertility treatment

IVFmicro says its ‘microfluidic’ device improves embryo quality and quantity by at least 15%

University of Leeds spinout making IVF treatment accessible raises £3.5M

IVFmicro, the University of Leeds spinout improving the success rate of IVF treatment by enhancing the quality and number of embryos in a cycle, has raised £3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The investment is led by Northern Gritstone, with support from Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Programme, and will be used by IVFmicro for its next verification and validation phase, leading to trials on human embryos in fertility clinics.

Leeds-based fertility tech group raises £3.5m

IVFmicro, a company developing technology to improve the success rate of IVF treatments, has raised £3.5m.