Gemma Frisius Fund, the seed capital of the university, made a first commitment, before the Ark Angels Activator Fund (AAA-Fund) and four financiers of Flanders Business Angels Network (BAN) invested in Instrumen.

Instrumen, a Netherlands-based robotic surgery assistant, is the 100th spin-out from the local KU Leuven university.

Since 2000, a team led by Leuven professor Hendrik Van Brussel, has developed the usability of robot systems during surgery, including a four-year project funded by the university. 

Gemma Frisius Fund, the seed capital of the university, made a first commitment, before the Ark Angels Activator Fund (AAA-Fund) and four financiers of Flanders Business Angels Network (BAN) invested in Instrumen.