Nuclera
Nuclera develops protein screening systems for biotechnology research, using cell-free expression and digital microfluidics. The company has raised $158M, most recently in a Series C round in January 2026, and employs 117 people.
The growth story
Nuclera grew from 37 to 117 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $158M along the way, most recently a Series C in January 2026.
About
Nuclera sells protein screening systems to biotechnology researchers. Its eProtein Discovery system combines cell-free expression, digital microfluidics, and screening data to help labs accelerate protein research.
The company has raised $158M, including a Series C round in January 2026. Its headcount stands at 117, though growth rates are not disclosed. Investors include Amadeus Capital Partners, Cambridge Innovation Capital, and E Ink.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Nuclera's largest function, with 19 employees. The company is led by founders from 2013 and has a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The Nuclera org chart
Michael Chen (Co-founder and CEO) leads 41 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Research 21 (+40% YoY), Engineering 20 (-29% YoY), Operations 15 (-17% YoY), Business Development 11 (-8% YoY), Information Technology 10 (0% YoY), Sales 9 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Nuclera hires heavily from local biotech firms, with Abcam, CN Bio, and Abzena as top sources. Its employees have gone on to roles at CCDC, M&G Investments, and ATUM. The University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge are its most common alma maters.
Most common previous employers of Nuclera staff: Abcam (7), University of Cambridge (5), CN Bio (5), Abzena (4), University of Southampton (3), E Ink (3). Former Nuclera employees most often moved to CCDC - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (1), M&G Investments (1), ATUM (1), SkyCell (1), FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas (1), CoED Biosciences (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Nuclera mafia
Nuclera alumni have founded Sequins, CoED Biosciences, and Mobius Bio, with Sequins growing to 13 staff.
3Saeed Fathi, PhD, was Associate VP, Platform until 2022Dominic Lovedale, was Research Scientist until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Nuclera: Molecular Biology (32), Data Analysis (31), Life Sciences (31), Research Skills (31), Microsoft Office (29), Biotechnology (26), Biochemistry (25), Management (25).
Where the team actually sits
Nuclera people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (37), Greater Cambridge Area (18), Massachusetts, United States (17), California, United States (5).
Search footprint
Nuclera attracts about 169 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 39 ranking keywords and lost 35 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Nuclera has 117 employees as of September 2026.
Nuclera has raised $158M in total, most recently a Series C round in January 2026.
Nuclera was founded in 2013 by Michael Chen, Gordon McInroy.
Michael Chen (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of Nuclera's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Nuclera staff are Abcam (7 people), University of Cambridge (5 people), CN Bio (5 people).
Former Nuclera employees most often move to CCDC - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (1), M&G Investments (1), ATUM (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Nuclera, including Sequins, CoED Biosciences, Mobius Bio.
Nuclera attracts about 169 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Nuclera staff are Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Life Sciences, Research Skills, Microsoft Office.
Nuclera staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (37), Greater Cambridge Area (18), Massachusetts, United States (17).
Nuclera has about 21 people in Research, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Nuclera has about 20 people in Engineering, down 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 94 current and 126 former Nuclera profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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