AIRTO member LYVA Labs has been chosen to run one of 11 new projects, funded following a series of sandpit events in Liverpool and London that were delivered by iiCON (Infection Innovation Consortium). The projects focus on combating infectious diseases and have received a share of £1.5 million in funding from UKRI as part of its ongoing work to support innovative ways of tackling infections.
The project LYVA Labs is delivering with partners Cofactory is an open innovation network to drive the commercialisation of microbiome research. LYVA Labs will work with biotechnology businesses to support them with technical, product, and strategy development.
LYVA Labs was funded to lead the open innovation network, building on its successful delivery of a Microbials Accelerator programme on behalf of Innovate UK. 24 UK founders benefitted from the world-leading microbials academic expertise, and the commercialisation support needed to help accelerate their business growth.
