Mobidiag has secured the final tranche €4m tranche of a €15m three-year project secured from the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) in July 2016.
Image: Mobidiag secures final tranche of €4m of €15m of EIB financing. Photo: Courtesy of rawpixel/Unsplash
The loan was provided as part of ‘InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators’ programme, an EIB initiative aimed at providing innovative and high quality companies in Europe with access to finance.
The EIB funding has already enabled Mobidiag to finalize, launch and commercialize its Novodiag molecular diagnostic system and two assays for detection of gastrointestinal infections (Novodiag C. difficile and Novodiag Bacterial GE+).
The final tranche will enable the company to continue growing its product portfolio, accelerate the development of further assays for the Novodiag system and enhance its manufacturing capabilities, as well as continuing to facilitate Mobidiag’s commercial expansion into additional markets.
Mobidiag CEO Tuomas Tenkanen said: “Thanks to the EIB’s continued support and endorsement of our strategy, Mobidiag has received the resources needed to progress our state-of-the-art platforms and assays through to commercialization, building significant value.
“The EIB funding has been critical in enabling us to reach a number of operational and technical milestones that are crucial to our development as a Company, including the implementation of a high capacity Novodiag cartridge manufacturing line, a cutting-edge automation platform developed specifically for Mobidiag, which has added significant upscaling capacity.”
Source: Company Press Release