PGT Raises £3.8 Million in Series A Funding; Appoints Mel N. Kronick Chief Executive Officer
February 19, 2008
Cambridge, UK – 19 February 2008 – Population Genetics Technologies Limited (‘PGT’), a privately-held company focused on creating new paradigms for performing large-scale population genetics studies, today announced that it has raised £3.8 million in a first round of venture funding. The venture financing was provided by Auriga Partners, Noble Fund Managers, and Compass Genetics Investors LLC (the founders of PGT: Drs. Sydney Brenner, Sam Eletr and Philip Goelet).