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Overview
Mesophotonics
Ltd was launched in 2001 to design and develop photonic crystal
nano devices and take them to market.
A University of Southampton spin-out company, its team has unique
skills in modelling and understanding sub-wavelength structures.
In January 2005 Mesophotonics launched Klarite, an innovative nanostructured
surface material which allows the existing installed base of Raman
spectrometers to be more then 1,000,000 times more sensitive.
The effect Klarite exploits is called Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering
(SERS) which has been known about for 30 years. The big step forward,
however, is a high level of reproducibility which allows SERS to
become a major analytical chemistry technique across a number of
applications and industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, oil
production, chemical processes and life sciences.
Mesophotonics operates a fab-less business model, outsourcing the
semiconductor and device fabrication whilst concentrating on modelling,
design, testing, applications, production, engineering and sales.
The company employs 20 sales, marketing, research scientists, engineering,
finance and chemistry professionals.
Mesophotonics has so far secured £8.3 million in funding from
top tier venture capital funds and corporate investors. The company
is based at the Chilworth Science Park in Southampton and recently
opened the world's first dedicated SERS production facility with
a state of the art assembly facility and applications development
lab.
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