London-based health startup snaps up £2M to turbocharge diagnostics development with clinically validated home testing

The complexity of health and disease cannot be captured by a singular diagnostic test and therefore can’t be expected to deliver true impact. Attempting to create a paradigm shift in diagnostics development by making them 10x more effective, faster and impactful is London-based early-stage biotech company Sanome.

The health startup has raised £2 million as its first round of funding from a number of leading UK and European health tech specialist investors. The round was led by Heal Capital, with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, Selvedge Ventures, o2h Ventures, Meltwind and a number of high-profile angels, including David Cleevely and Pam Garside.

The health startup has developed a diagnostics innovation engine that combines biomarkers to develop medical grade, at-home diagnostic products (IVDs) more efficiently and effectively. Most digital health, wearables and consumer biotech tools have limited medical use because it’s hard to validate them clinically. The startup’s novel approach leverages these existing technologies to develop at-home tests that are clinically validated to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Ultimately, laying the foundation for the early detection and prevention of diseases of high unmet need.

Sanome was founded by experienced entrepreneurs Benedikt von Thüngen, CEO of the group and Dr Marc van der Schee, Chief Medical Officer. They combine a unique set of experiences, including software, clinical, healthcare, AI/ ML and biomarker development, as well as having built and scaled multiple successful companies before, including Owlstone Medical and Speechmatics.

The investment will be used to expand the team across London, Amsterdam and Cambridge and deliver on key strategic and commercial partnerships to develop and validate the first set of IVD candidates.

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