Genefirst Overview
- Year Founded
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2011

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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15

- Latest Deal Type
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Grant
- Latest Deal Amount
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$1.85M
- Investors
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4
Genefirst General Information
Description
Developer of biotechnology research company designed to develop molecular diagnostics kits and devices to aid the diagnosis of diseases. The company's devices are sensitive, and affordable molecular diagnostics technologies and products that can be used in the fields of infectious disease, cancer diagnostics, and personalized medicine for the simultaneous detection of multiple targets in one reaction, enabling researchers, clinicians, and drug companies to get accurate diagnoses with the delivery of safer and effective medicines.
Contact Information
- Unit 2 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park
- Oxfordshire
- Abingdon OX14 3YS
- England, United Kingdom
Genefirst Timeline
Genefirst Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10. Grant | 01-Aug-2020 | $1.85M | 00.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
9. Later Stage VC (Series A) | 19-Mar-2020 | 00.000 | 00.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
8. Grant | 01-Oct-2018 | 00.000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
7. Grant | 01-Mar-2018 | 00000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
6. Grant | 01-Feb-2018 | 00000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
5. Grant | 26-Oct-2017 | 00000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
4. Grant | 01-Jan-2017 | 000.00 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
3. Seed Round | 07-Jan-2015 | 00.000 | 00.000 | 00.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
2. Grant | 01-Aug-2014 | $42.6K | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
1. Corporate | 01-Jan-2014 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Genefirst Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preference | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 | |
Series A Preferred | 00,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 | |
Series A Preferred | 587,500 | $0.000127 | $4.56 | $4.56 | 1x | $4.56 | 28.2% | |
Ordinary | 49,380 | $0.000127 | $3.1 | $3.1 | 1x | $3.1 | 2.37% |
Genefirst Comparisons
Industry
Financing
Details
Genefirst Competitors (12)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resolution Bioscience | Formerly Angel backed | Redmond, WA | 00 | 000000&0 | ||
0000 0000 | Formerly VC-backed | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 0 | 000.00 | 000000&0 | 000.00 |
000000 000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 00 | 000 | 00000 00000 | |
000000000 | Formerly VC-backed | Rostock, Germany | 000 | 00000 | 000000000 | 00000 |
00000000 | Pending Transaction (M&A) | Irvine, CA | 00 | 000.00 | 000000000 | 000.00 |
Genefirst Patents
Genefirst Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GB-202308392-D0 | Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing library and targeted sequencing | Pending | 06-Jun-2023 | ||
GB-202108427-D0 | Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing sequencing library | Inactive | 14-Jun-2021 | 0000000000 | |
GB-201719114-D0 | Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing library and targeted sequencing | Inactive | 17-Nov-2017 | ||
GB-201708384-D0 | Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing library and targeted sequencing | Inactive | 25-May-2017 | ||
GB-201707259-D0 | A biological carrier for delivering proteins or peptides as medicine or vaccine | Inactive | 05-May-2017 |
Genefirst Executive Team (3)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Guoliang Fu | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Andrew Wood | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Winnie Wu | Chief Operations Officer |
Genefirst Signals
Genefirst Investors (4)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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National Institute for Health Research | Government | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
Horizon 2020 SME Instrument | Government | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Innovate UK | Government | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
Fosun Pharma | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |