£1.7M
Owlstone Medical secures £1.7m from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop a breath test for cystic fibrosis

The funding will support proof-of-principle work for detecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in patients.
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Owlstone Medical
Owlstone Medical creates breath biopsy technology for non-invasive disease detection.
ViaNautis
ViaNautis develops a proprietary nanomedicine platform for targeted intracellular drug delivery.

The funding will support proof-of-principle work for detecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in patients.
The Cambridge-based nanomedicine developer has raised capital to expand its laboratory facilities and accelerate product development for its polyNaut technology.
"We are also proud to be working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on one of our key pipeline programmes, underscoring our commitment to advancing treatments for people with cystic fibrosis and other unmet clinical needs. This fundraise marks a pivotal moment in ViaNautis’s journey and we look forward to advancing the field of gene therapy, while creating substantial value for our shareholders."