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Last Updated: 08/05/2026

Lightcast

Cambridge
Founded 2019
Light-controlled droplet microfluidics for single-cell functional analysis

Lightcast Discovery is a life science tools company developing a droplet-based system for single-cell functional analysis.

Using light to precisely control picolitre-scale droplets, the platform enables parallel interrogation of tens of thousands of individual cells across a range of functional assays, including biomolecule secretion, cell-cell interactions, and targeted cell killing.

It is used in antibody discovery, cell therapy development, and drug discovery workflows by pharmaceutical companies and academic research groups.