Investment in the spin-out comes via Fidimec and fund Sofi I.

Luceda Photonics, a spin-out of Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Imec has secured funding of €340,000 ($436,250) by Imec’s investment arm Fidimec and Flemish spin-out investment fund Sofi I.

The company plans on using the investment to fully commercialise its software and push ahead research and development for further product features.

Luceda, which was spun out in June 2014, markets Ipkiss, a design framework for photonic integrated circuits. The technology lets customers design components, simulate circuits and layouts, and…