
iLoF provides non-invasive biomarker detection and profiling using photonics combined with machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and patient stratification. The company captures optical…

iLoF provides non-invasive biomarker detection and profiling using photonics combined with machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and patient stratification. The company captures optical…
Headquarters / HQ: London (operates between UK and Portugal)
Founded: 2020
Technology: AI-powered photonics platform generating optical fingerprints from microlitre blood samples
Primary use cases: Clinical-trial screening, patient stratification, drug discovery
Reported total funding: ≈ $11,480,063 (USD) / reports of a $5M 2022 seed round
Reduce cost and time of clinical-trial screening and support personalized drug discovery through non-invasive biomarker profiling.
2020
Biotechnology Research
$5,000,000
Dealroom reports ~ $5M seed comprising ~$4.1M equity and a ~€900k regional grant; participation from M12, Quiet Capital, Lunar Ventures noted.
€200,000 (reported)
Reported small investment via a simple agreement for future equity.
“Includes corporate and institutional investors such as Hamamatsu Ventures, M12 (Microsoft's fund), Luminate, Faber, Quiet Capital, Lunar Ventures and several grants/European innovation funds.”
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Company Description Hello! We are looking for an ambitious PhD candidate to help shape the next generation of optical instrumentation behind iLoF’s precision-medicine platform.
Job Description This project is ideal for someone excited by experimental science, photonics, and translational healthcare. The research will focus on designing, building, and validating robust optical systems capable of extracting rich, reproducible biological signatures from blood-based samples. Depending on the selected candidate’s profile and the academic partner, the work plan may include spectroscopy architectures, optical system integration, calibration strategies, signal quality optimization, and experimental validation in clinically relevant settings.
About your role | What will you be doing?
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Additional Information This is a chance to do doctoral research in an environment where physics does not stop at proof-of-concept. You will work on real instrumentation challenges, iterate quickly with an interdisciplinary team, and help turn cutting-edge optics into clinically useful technology.
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iLoF in a nutshell As personalized medicine becomes the norm, scientists, patients, and healthcare systems worldwide face massive barriers in providing the right treatment to the right patient.
Recognized by CB Insights and Financial Times as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world, iLoF is building an AI-powered platform capable of transforming precision medicine.
Our goal is to become the platform that democratizes access to personalized medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases around the globe.
Thanks to our proprietary optical fingerprint library of disease biomarkers and biological profiles we can offer personalized patient screening and stratification in a faster and more affordable way, saving up to 40% of the cost and 70% of the time while enabling a more human patient experience.
Supported by leading institutions like Microsoft Ventures, Mayfield, and the Oxford University, iLoF is currently focusing on validating its platform technology in one of the biggest challenges of our times: Alzheimer's, while maintaining ongoing verticals on Digestive Cancer, Stroke, and Infectious diseases.
Our Team
We are a mix of scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors based in Oxford and Porto, with a passion for healthcare!
Recognized by CB Insights as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world and by the Financial Times as a Transformational Business in Healthcare, iLoF has been regularly featured in leading outlets like Tech Crunch, Wired, and Sifted and listed as a rising star in AI-Driven Drug Discovery, Health Screening & Data Analytics.
What We Value
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We share a passion for being part of a mission that matters, and we are always looking for curious and collaborative people who share our values and want to be part of our journey.
If that sounds like a fit for you, click the apply button and join us.
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