University of Virginia spectroscopy spinout BrightSpec has added series B capital from investors including the university's seed fund to an earlier $1.5m sum raised in 2015.

BrightSpec, a US-based spectroscopy instrument manufacturer spun out of University of Virginia, has raised $2.3m in a series B round led by MedVest Capital that featured the university’s Licensing and Ventures Group’s Seed Fund.
Founded in 2012, BrightSpec has devised an approach for molecular rotational resonance (MRR) spectroscopy, a scientific measurement instrument for examining traces of chemical components within a given sample.
BrightSpec’s MRR platform continuously monitors complex chemical attributes critical to its target applications without the samples…