贬别补濒迟丑罢别肠丑听Congenica听has closed a 拢38m Series C funding round.听
Based in Cambridge, the firm is a pioneer in the genomic analysis听of rare diseases and inherited cancer. It has established a diverse, global customer-base of hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, academic medical centres and pharmaceutical companies.听
The new funding is aimed at accelerating international market development and driving further expansion of听颁辞苍驳别苍颈肠补鈥檚听product platform into somatic cancer, wellness and through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies.听听
It will also deliver advanced capabilities including the ability to integrate with existing electronic health systems.听
The round was co-led by Tencent and Legal & General and included other new investors听Xeraya,听Puhua听Capital and IDO Investments.听听
Existing investors听Parkwalk, Cambridge Innovation Capital and Downing also participated.听听
Dr David Atkins, Chief Executive Officer,听Congenica听said: 鈥淕enomic medicine is revolutionising healthcare, transforming outcomes for patients by providing clinicians with fast, accurate and early diagnoses and the information needed to provide life-changing answers for their patients, improving wellbeing and disease management.听听
鈥�This new funding will allow us to build on our established foundation in rare disease and bring the power of our platform to new indications and new markets. We welcome our new investors to听Congenica听and are grateful to our existing investors for their continued support.鈥�听
Dr Ling Ge, Chief European Representative and General Manager听at听Tencent, said: 鈥�颁辞苍驳别苍颈肠补鈥檚听market leading technology is designed to enable the delivery of personalised medicine at scale and be fully integrated into routine healthcare customers鈥� clinical practice on a global basis.听听
鈥�This听represents a significant competitive advantage and the potential to bring genomic medicine into routine use across multiple disease areas driving healthcare systems internationally. We look forward to supporting听Congenica as it continues to find innovative solutions to transform healthcare.鈥�听