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A NEW $500 MILLION FUND IS TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE COMMON COLD

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Intercept is a project aimed at making respiratory infections like the common cold and flu a thing of the past. Launched on June 24, it will support research into the adoption of technologies like air filtration to remove pathogens from the air directly. The project has received $500 million in investments from a variety of sources, including Stripe and Anthropic. The funds will be used to back the development of treatments that could protect people from many viruses at once.