Tanya brings impact investment and healthcare governance experience from roles including Head of Innovation Partnerships and Head of Impact Investments at Macmillan Cancer Support. She also holds CFA sustainable and impact investing certificates.
The funding round included participation from XTX Ventures and Macmillan Cancer Support to accelerate deployment and expand diagnostics.
"Cancer imaging volumes are rising rapidly but reporting capacity is not keeping pace. Our goal is to give clinicians faster, more confident decisions while reducing unnecessary interventions for patients. With our deep focus on prostate cancer and strong clinical validation across NHS pathways, we’re showing how AI can deliver earlier and more accurate diagnoses. In the NHS, few Trusts can confirm or rule out cancer within 28 days, and some patients can wait two months or longer. Lucida Medical is ideally placed to reduce this burden, and this funding will allow us to do that faster."
The funding round was backed by Guinness Ventures, Conduit Fund, Octopus Ventures, and Macmillan Cancer Support, exceeding the company's initial €2m target.
"Supporting businesses developing scalable, meaningful impact in healthcare is a priority for us,"
Eos Advisory led the Series A round alongside new and existing backers to fund international expansion and commercialisation.
"The Dxcover technology combines deep technical innovation with machine learning to radically change the diagnostic landscape. Over the last three years they have conclusively shown the accuracy and ease of use of their diagnostic test across multiple cancer indications. This is very much aligned with Eos’ approach to investing in innovation that has the potential to impact positively in people's lives. More recently the team at Dxcover have focused on building a world class international team on both sides of the Atlantic. This funding round is very much about commercialization in both the UK and the US."
The round was led by We Venture Capital and Cross-Border Impact Ventures to support the development of liquid biopsy tests.
"The power of the OXcan proteomics biomarker discovery platform and the data generated by Oxcan stand out against the backdrop of other liquid biopsy companies, indicating a truly superior performance in the identification of early stage lung cancer"
The round was led by We Venture Capital and Cross-Border Impact Ventures to fund the global commercialisation of its liquid biopsy technology.
"Having developed blood-based proteomic tests for lung cancer for over two decades, I appreciate the difficulty of detecting cancers early through liquid biopsy. Convinced that OXcan’s unique approach can address this clinical need, I feel privileged to join the team. Together, our plan is to offer this novel technological approach to large markets worldwide to start a new era of early detection and improve patient outcomes."
— Heinrich Roder, Senior Vice President of Research and Development
