Intercept

A philanthropic initiative accelerating technologies to reduce and ultimately eliminate respiratory viruses.

Intercept Home About us Blog Making respiratory infections a thing of the past Respiratory viruses kill 1 million people a year, cost us $600B annually, disrupt everyday life, and periodically threaten civilization. Recent breakthroughs may make it possible to develop and deploy broad-spectrum preventatives and air cleaning technologies that defend against common respiratory infections. Intercept is a $500M philanthropic initiative that aims to radically reduce the burden of respiratory infections, and eventually eliminate them altogether. Individuals from Individuals from Why this matters Tod

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