Funds to accelerate global launch of Atlas io^® molecular testing system

Bath, UK, 29 January, 2015. Atlas Genetics Ltd (“Atlas” or the “Company”), the ultra-rapid ‘test and treat’ molecular diagnostics company, today announces the completion of a Series C financing, raising $20 million from a syndicate including existing investors and one new investor, RMI Partners. New investor, RMI Partners, is a global life sciences venture capital firm, the largest in Eastern Europe. Existing investors include Novartis Venture Funds, Consort Medical plc, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., LSP, BB Biotech Ventures and Technology Venture Partners. This newly announced financing follows on from the previously announced Series B fundraising of $25 million. (more…)