The Umeå based life science company ProTest Diagnostics has secured a significant grant from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to develop cutting-edge technology aimed at detecting one of sport’s hardest-to-spot cheating methods – blood doping.
Pro Test Diagnostics has developed a unique antidoping kit for blood doping, which will soon be out on the market. The company now takes in SEK 17 million in capital from Nascent Invest AB and the co-owner Fort Knox Förvaring AB.
“Sports federations all over the world, testing agencies and the International Olympic Committee all signal that there is a great need in the market. Thanks to new capital, we are taking a step in the fight against blood doping”, says Anders Mannelqvist, CEO of Pro Test Diagnostics.
On Monday, November 4, Sveriges Television (SVT) broadcasted a news report from Pro Test Diagnostics.
Nelson Khoo from Canada, co-founder of the Umeå company Pro Test Diagnostics, has been nominated for New Settler of the Year. On Wednesday, November 18, it will be decided if he wins in Region North, which means that he will advance to the national final in Stockholm.
”It feels absolutely fantastic. If I win, I get to meet the King of Sweden – it’s a life time opportunity”, says Nelson Khoo.
Former Olympic biathlete Anders Mannelqvist has been appointed the new CEO of Pro Test Diagnostics, a Life Science company that has developed a unique test kit for blood doping.