Recently launched of as ICFO’s 13th spin-off company, it is led by Dr. Roland Terborg (CEO and co-founder), Dr. Iris Cusini (CTO and co-founder) and ICREA Prof. at ICFO Valerio Pruneri (Technology Advisor and co-founder), shinephi’s mission is to provide advanced optical metrology and make it accessible to companies and laboratories in the material science and semiconductor sectors, enabling them to take control over their fabrication processes, overcome the limitations of current standards and see their samples in a new light.

shinephi addresses a critical need in the $600 billion semiconductor and materials science industries: ultra-precise, rapid, and cost-effective in-line control of nanofabrication processes. Their proprietary interferometric imagers, built on patented technology and over 10 years of research, provide real-time, sub-nanometer surface-height resolution across the production line, outperforming optical profilometers and Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs).

With a team of photonics experts and growing interest from leading microscope and semiconductor equipment manufacturers, their technology is set to transform the nano-fabrication and microscopy markets. Their dual-channel sales strategy (direct sales and partnerships with equipment manufacturers) enables rapid revenue generation and scalability, offering investors a high-return opportunity in a fast-growing market.