UK - South West venture funds back Atlas Genetics with £2.1m

South West Ventures Fund and Finance South West Growth Fund have led a ТЃ2.1m further funding round in Bath-based company, Atlas Genetics.This latest round sees further funding being provided by existing investors, South West Ventures Fund, GEIF and private investors through the SWAIN business angelт€™s network. New investors in the round are the Finance South West Growth Fund and Braveheart Ventures. The business is developing a т€˜point of careт€™ molecular diagnostic platform that gives clinicians results in less than 30 minutes from taking the patient sample. The company is currently working on tests for meningitis, Chlamydia, Group B Streptococcus and the hospital т€œsuper-bugт€ MRSA.