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Tech firm raises £700k to develop DIY test that checks male fertility in 15 minutes

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22.07.2026

Virilitas Labs, based at Norwich Research Park, has been awarded a £465,000 grant from Innovate UK, matched with £251,000 in funding raised from private investors.

Its rapid at-home sperm tests use lateral flow technology to analyse biomarkers representing fertility and reproductive health from a single semen sample.

Virilitas Labs co-founders Prof Simone Immler and Dr Daniel Marcu (Image: Supplied)

The test and its companion app, launched earlier this year, return data in just 15 minutes without the need for a clinic........

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