Hooke Bio Ltd. was founded in 2014 by Professor Mark Davies at Stokes Laboratories, University of Limerick (UL), a research center which has a rich history of microfluidic entrepreneurship. Hooke Bio spun out from UL in 2017 and  has been based in Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland since 2019. 

To date, Hooke Bio have been awarded up to 12M in investment from a combination of private, angel and public funds.  A portion of this has come from the prestigious European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator funding of which Hooke was awarded 5.7M (blended finance) in 2023.  Hooke Bio recently launched their service option with hardware launch of their Mera system scheduled for late 2025. Most recently in Dec 2024, Hooke were successful in the DTIF Call 7 with Relevium Medical and the University of Galway on the RestOAre project worth €4.6M. Hooke Bio also have 3 patents protecting their technology as well as a freedom to operate. 

The company  has consistently been supported from investors (Boole Investment Syndicate and Irrus Investments) and the Western Development Commission. The Hooke Bio premises in Clare consists of Engineering Labs (optics/microfluidics/electronic), a class II biological laboratory and a fully kitted out toolroom.

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