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GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is using the power of high-intensity sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop and commercialize pioneering products for the early detection of cancer. The company is located in Menlo Park, California. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.
  • Number of Employees: 250-1000
  • Annual Revenue: $100-250 Million
  • www.grail.com
  • 1525 O`Brien Drive
    Menlo Park, CA USA 94025
  • Phone: 650.542.0372

Executives

Name Title Contact Details
Janet G.
Head of Security Profile
Satnam Alag
Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Profile
Angela Lai
Chief Technology Officer Profile

Funding

Grail raised $125M on 12/16/2019
Grail raised $390M on 05/06/2020

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