Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 28Team size · YC's directory+7.6
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Inactive | YCW19 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 24 | |
| Other | Public | YCW15 | |
| Other | Active | YCS15 | |
| Other | Active | YCW18 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| Other | Active | YCW19 | |
| AI | Active | YCS18 | |
| AI | Active | YCS21 |
Also from S16
All of S16About Shield Bio
Shield Bio is a precision medicine company with a proprietary platform that enables reliable nanopore sequencing in under a minute, in a clinical setting. It is focused on bringing 3rd generation or "nanopore" sequencing into clinical use to deliver on the promise of precision medicine. Shield is initially using the technology to improve the treatment of infectious disease and address the unmet clinical need of sepsis, which kills 300,000 people a year in the US alone.
- YC batch
- S16 · Summer 2016
- Status, per YC
- Inactive
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 28
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA
- Checked
- 13h ago
YC tags: Healthcare, Genomics, Nanotechnology
Shield Bio: questions
Which YC batch was Shield Bio in?
Shield Bio was in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch (S16).
Is Shield Bio still active?
Y Combinator lists Shield Bio as inactive.
Where is Shield Bio based?
Shield Bio lists San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.