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Owlstone Medical secures $6.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for breath-based diagnostics and disease detection

PRIVATEApr 25, 2024

Amount Raised

$6.5 Million

Round Type

Grant

BiotechnologyHealth Care

Investors

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Description

Owlstone Medical has secured a $6.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which includes a $5 million equity investment and $1.5 million in grant funding. The funding will be used to advance Owlstone’s Breath Biopsy platform, develop breath-based diagnostics, and identify breath biomarkers for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.

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Owlstone Medical raised $6.5 Million in a Grant round, dated April 25, 2024. Investors: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

How much did Owlstone Medical raise?
Owlstone Medical raised $6.5 Million in a Grant round on April 25, 2024.
Who invested in Owlstone Medical?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is named as investors in this round.
What does Owlstone Medical do?
Owlstone Medical is on a mission is to save 100,000 lives and $1.5bn in healthcare costs.
Who are the decision-makers at Owlstone Medical?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Owlstone Medical. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Company Information

Company

Owlstone Medical

About

Owlstone Medical is on a mission is to save 100,000 lives and $1.5bn in healthcare costs. We have developed the Breath Biopsy platform, using breath analysis for precision medicine and the early detection of disease. Our products and services are for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

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