LABRAT Caryn Kong

RARE DISEASES

– Undiagnosed illness – About 4% of newborns – Affects toddlers, die before the age of 5

No treatment No intervention No cure

No diagnosis

DNA SEQUENCING

DIAGNOSIS +

RESEARCH

ALLOWS

– Mapping the functional DNA – Find mutated DNA by comparing with parents

PATIENTS RESEARCHERS RGA

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Sustainability!

CROWD- FUNDING

FUND RAISING

CORPORATE SPONSORS

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

CSR Grants Gov. Grants – Low investment – Possible high yield

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Offline: – Faith groups, schools – Reaches the target audience Online: – Kickstarter, Kiva – SMS

CROWDFUNDING

Crowdfunding needs Awareness

WEBSITE HANDOUTS MOBILE FB APP

Website

WHY FUND US?

Network Expertise

Contacts & Collaborations US – MSIA – SG

Have been running this 20 ongoing, 3 success stories

THIS WORKS!!!

LABRAT Caryn Kong

Thank you.

Appendix

Vision and Objectives

Vision To sequence all rare diseases in South East Asia.

Mission A social enterprise that specialises in funding and providing a network for research for patients

with rare diseases in Asia.

Culture We are young, dedicated, vibrant, innovative, pioneering

Goals Make LabRat the #1 go to place for rare diseases for patients and researchers.

Objectives Successfully fund and enable the sequencing of 5 patients by 2013 and grow 30% per annum.

Business Model Canvas

Long Term Funding

Why Now?

What we have done this weekend?

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