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Lig Nanowise Limited

LIG Nanowise | Super Resolution Microscopy for Semiconductor Inspection

We build the world's most powerful optical microscope for semiconductor and wafer inspection. Non destructive testing and inspection, inline and in full colour, the Nanoro M is the perfect tool for optical wafer inspection.

CRN
08835324
Founded
2014
Age
12

Overview

Legal name
LIG NANOWISE LIMITED
Region
Unknown
Registered address
UNIT 18, WILLIAMS HOUSE LLOYD STREET NORTH
MANCHESTER SCIENCE PARK
MANCHESTER
ENGLAND
M15 6SE
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
30 Sep
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

04 May
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

20 Apr
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

07 Jan
2014

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

4 awards
First funded
2014
Funded years
2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Age at first award
0 years

Projects

2021 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Super-resolution, low cost optical bio-nanoscope for direct virus imaging

1 Jun 2021 to 30 Nov 2022

Awarded
£349,393
Total cost £499,133

Coronaviruses are threatening the lives of human being worldwide. Understanding of coronaviruse interactions with cells and drugs is essential for the development of treatments and prevention of future pandemics. LIG Nanowise Ltd will develop a new super-resolution, low cost optical microscope at 50 nm direct optical resolution that can see live viruses i...

2016 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Scanning Particle Lens Array Laser Micro/Nano-patterning System

1 Sep 2016 to 31 Aug 2017

Awarded
£103,111
Total cost £147,301

Nature has successfully demonstrated the use of surface textures to enhance functionality. The production and replication of these complex textures on man-made materials have been difficult when using conventional mechanical tooling, focused ion beams, electron beams, chemical etching and lithographic methods. Laser surface texturing has the flexibility (...

2015 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Super-Resolution Optical Microscopes

1 Nov 2015 to 30 Apr 2017

Awarded
£98,652
Total cost £164,420

Optical microscopy is an important imaging technique that is used throughout scientific research. However due to the optical diffraction limit, within the visible light spectrum, existing optical microscopes are restricted to a theoretical resolution of 200nm. This limitation therefore prevents standard microscopy from being utilised in further applicatio...

2014 GRD Proof of Market Lead participant

Scanning Particle Lens Array Laser Micro/Nano Patterning System

1 Nov 2014 to 28 Feb 2015

Awarded
£23,692
Total cost £39,488

Nature has successfully demonstrated the use of surface textures to enhance functionality. The production and replication of these complex textures on man-made materials have been difficult when using conventional mechanical tooling, focused ion beams, electron beams, chemical etching and lithographic methods. Laser surface texturing has the flexibility (...

2014 GRD Proof of Market Lead participant

Super-Resolution Optical Microscopes

1 Aug 2014 to 30 Nov 2014

Awarded
£23,695
Total cost £39,492

Optical microscopy is an important imaging technique that is used throughout scientific research. However due to the far-field diffraction limit, within the visible light spectrum, existing optical microscopes are restricted to the theoretical resolution of 200 nm. This limitation therefore prevents this microscopy from being utilised in further applicati...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies GRD Proof of Concept GRD Proof of Market