RE: Engaging with Southampton General Hospital, Synairgen’s COVID-19 trial reduced the waiting time of a point-of-care test used to recruit patients to within one hour, a dramatic reduction from one day,8 Dec 2023 11:39
Thanks @TommyD_19 for that link. Isn't it notable that of the 910 spinouts that were enabled by UKRI funding, the UKRI chose to highlight just 3 of those in their 'Highlights' section of their report? 3, out of 910. Synairgen is one of those three.
"Spinout develops faster diagnoses and alternative treatments for lung infections Synairgen, a Southampton-based spinout company with 24 employees, is developing an inhaled interferon beta candidate for severe viral lung infections,
including asthma, COPD and COVID-19. Engaging with Southampton General Hospital, Synairgen’s COVID-19 trial reduced the waiting time of a point-of-care test used to recruit patients to within one hour, a dramatic reduction from one day, and had positive impacts on patient flow. Since its launch, Synairgen has raised more than £129 million to fund clinical trials, has increased its market capitalisation tenfold to £300 million, and has received £10 million through licensing. MRC-funded research has supported the discovery science underpinning inhaled interferon beta therapy
for nearly five decades, identifying many of the disease mechanisms involved."