Nami Surgical
About
About Nami Surgical
Nami Surgical is developing miniaturised ultrasonic scalpels for robot-assisted surgery. Its transducer and instrument architecture is intended to place ultrasonic cutting and sealing capability in confined anatomy where conventional hand-held designs are too large or inflexible for compact robotic instruments.
The University of Glasgow spin-out is building a modular driving system that controls energy delivery at the surgical site and a patented miniaturised scalpel developed with robotic surgeons. Initial target procedures span urology, gynaecology and cardiology. The platform remained in development in 2026, with the company preparing cadaver studies and subsequent in-vivo validation before commercial clinical use.
Funding
- 2026-01-29 - Investment round - $2.6M - Nami Surgical raises £1.9 million and appoints Nikki Palfrey as CEO
Nami Surgical completed a £1.9 million investment round led by Eos Advisory and appointed medtech executive Nikki Palfrey as chief executive. - source: namisurgical.com
Investors
- Eos Advisory - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-29
- Investment Fund for Scotland - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-29
- Maven Capital Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-29
- Scottish Enterprise - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-01-29
Team
- Nikki Palfrey - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Nami's commercial strategy and partner engagement.
- Nico Fenu - Co-Founder and COO - Oversees operations as Nami moves its miniaturised ultrasonic platform toward commercialisation.
- Rebecca Cleary - Co-Founder and CTO - Leads technical development of Nami's miniaturised ultrasonic surgical technology.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-01-29 - Funding - Nami Surgical raises £1.9 million and appoints Nikki Palfrey as CEO
Eos Advisory led the round with participation from the Investment Fund for Scotland managed by Maven Capital Partners and Scottish Enterprise. The financing supports Nami's move from advanced development toward commercialisation of its miniaturised ultrasonic platform. Co-founder Nico Fenu moved to the COO role while co-founder Rebecca Cleary continued as CTO.
Source
Context
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Context tags
- Surgical instrument manipulation - Capability - Surgical instrument manipulation is a documented company focus.
- Medical robot components - Stack Layer - Medical robot components is a documented company focus.
- Robot-assisted procedure workflow - Workflow - Surgical robotics companies is a documented company focus.