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