Astron Clinica raises £900,000 funding:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A UK company which has developed technology for imaging the microstructure of the skin has raised over £900,000 ($1.27 million) in a funding round. Toft, Cambridge-based Astron Clinica's SIAscope has been demonstrated as an aid to diagnosis of malignant melanoma, and has been applied to other skin pathologies. Chief executive John Wilkinson, who joined from Becton Dickinson in February 2001, said: "We are delighted to have raised this money in the difficult economic climate." Significant milestones for the company this year include its first sale to an NHS hospital and its first peer reviewed paper.