LUCERNA INC

Lucerna Technologies: Making all RNA visible and druggable

New York, United States · Founded 2016 · $4.7M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
1–10
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$4.7M
Last Round
$313K GrantAug 2025
Rounds
6

About

Lucerna, Inc. is a biotechnology tool company focused on developing and commercializing the fluorescent aptamer (Spinach) technology. The company provides plug-and-play RNA imaging and detection systems as research reagents, develops high-throughput screening platforms to enable drug discovery of previously intractable targets, and creates fluorescent sensors for industrial production applications. Lucerna was founded by Cornell University scientists who are the inventors of the Spinach technology and have published over 20 articles on it.

Summary

LUCERNA INC is a Biotech company based in New York, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $4.7M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a $313K Grant round in Aug 2025.

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Funding History

GrantSBIR Phase I (NIH)Aug 2025
$313K

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