First Light Diagnostics

company

About

First Light Diagnostics develops innovative medical diagnostic products for the detection of Healthcare Associated Infections.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$300K
Industries
Biotechnology,Health Care,Information Technology,Medical
Founded date
Jan 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

First Light Biosciences develops breakthrough automated medical diagnostic products for rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective detection of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI). The products address the need for cost-effective and accurate diagnostics to meet the explosive growth in testing. New testing is being driven by clinical studies showing that testing for infectious agents can help to dramatically lower the rate of hospital infections. Based on its proprietary MultiPath detection technology, First Light’s products combine the performance of the most advanced commercial laboratory tests with unprecedented affordability and ease-of-use.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$7.90M
First Light Diagnostics has raised a total of $7.90M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 1, 2015 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 1, 2015 Grant $4M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Mar 1, 2011 Grant $3M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Sep 18, 2008 Grant $600K 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Aug 18, 2008 Grant $300K 1 National Institutes of Health Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
1
First Light Diagnostics is funded by 1 investors. National Institutes of Health are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
National Institutes of Health Yes Grant