Bayer Among Investors In $12M Funding For Edifice’s OTC Test For ‘Inflammatory Age’
Executive Summary
Bayer led a $12m investment in Edifice Health, which plans to launch an OTC test kit to measure “inflammatory age” to help prevent chronic diseases. Consumer health R&D head Dave Evendon-Challis says the investment is in line with focus on deals for “big innovation jumps” in prevention.
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