Sherlock Biosciences will develop molecular diagnostics tools co-developed by researchers at Harvard University and Broad Institute, including Crispr inventor Feng Zhang.
US-based biotechnology developer Sherlock Biosciences was launched out of Harvard University yesterday with a total of $35m in financing, including $17.5m in series A funding provided by the Open Philanthropy Project and unnamed investors.
The other $17.5m were supplied in the form of a non-dilutive grant by the Open Philanthropy Project, a non-profit group primarily funded by Dustin Moskovitz, a co-founder of social media firm Facebook, and his wife Cari Tuna.
The spinout is reportedly raising additional series…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
