VitroTEMwasfoundedin2019asaspin-offoftheUniversityofLeiden,theNetherlands.ThetechnologyforthefabricationofGLCwasdevelopedbyPaulinevanDeursenaspartofherPhDresearchprojectattheLaboratoryfor2Dmaterials,GraphenechemistryandBionanotechnologyofDr.GregorySchneider.ThecompanyhasreceivedseedfundingbyaconsortiumofinvestorsleadbyNascentVenturesandreceivedpublicfundingfromtheDutchResearchCouncil(NWO)andInnovatieFondsNoord-Holland,aregionaldevelopmentfund.ThecompanyislocatedatScienceparkAmsterdamwithalabinDelftatBiotechCampus.