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Shield Bio

Bringing 3rd generation, nanopore sequencing to healthcare to solve…

Shut down

About

Shield Bio is a precision medicine company with a proprietary platform that enables reliable nanopore sequencing in under a minute, in a clinical setting. It is focused on bringing 3rd generation or "nanopore" sequencing into clinical use to deliver on the promise of precision medicine. Shield is initially using the technology to improve the treatment of infectious disease and address the unmet clinical need of sepsis, which kills 300,000 people a year in the US alone.

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Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size
28 employees
YC batch
Summer 2016
Status
Shut down
Stage
Early stage

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Questions and answers

What does Shield Bio do?

Bringing 3rd generation, nanopore sequencing to healthcare to solve…

Where is Shield Bio based?

San Francisco, CA, United States

How many people work at Shield Bio?

28 employees, according to the company profile.

Has Shield Bio raised money?

There are no funding rounds for Shield Bio in our data.

What are the alternatives to Shield Bio?

Similar startups: Numen, Probably Genetic, and Data Driven Bioscience.