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Avelo

Revolutionizing Breath Aerosols Diagnostics

Avelo is a Zurich-based diagnostics startup developing a simple breath collector to improve the diagnosis of tuber­culosis and other respiratory infections that cause pneumonia – the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. The breath collector will enable non-invasive and painless samples, particularly from the lower respiratory tract, which can be analyzed with existing PCR testing infra­structure.

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