I-Corps: Barcode embedded rapid diagnostic tests for point-of-care fertility tests

I-Corps：嵌入式条形码快速诊断测试，用于即时生育测试

• 批准号: 1817594
• 负责人: David Wright
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Vanderbilt University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1817594&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Barcode; embedded; rapid; diagnostic

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the shift of clinical diagnostic assays from the laboratory to the home setting. While other industries have recently experienced a surge in consumer empowerment, healthcare as a field has been slow to adopt new technologies that fit this pattern of consumerization. This I-Corps project seeks to evaluate the market for one such technology: mobile-phone linked point-of-care diagnostic tests. During the award period, the team will assess consumer preferences, identify customer concerns, and evaluate product-market fit for these diagnostic tests. The successful completion of the proposed project has the potential to expand access, both financially and geographically, to accurate clinical assays.This I-Corps project aims to evaluate the commercial potential of a new type of at-home diagnostic test. These tests are analyzed by a mobile phone, which then securely transmits results to a patient's electronic medical records. This technology has previously been demonstrated for infectious diseases of global concern, specifically: malaria and HIV. In previous work, it has been shown that these mobile-phone analyzed tests can be as sensitive as expensive laboratory instrumentation for test analysis. In addition, these tests are user-friendly and require minimal instruction prior to use. Importantly, this makes them amenable to at-home use by the general population.

这个i-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是临床诊断分析从实验室转移到家庭环境。虽然其他行业最近经历了消费者赋权的激增，但医疗保健领域在采用适应这种消费化模式的新技术方面进展缓慢。这个i-Corps项目寻求评估一种这样的技术的市场：手机连接的医疗点诊断测试。在获奖期间，该团队将评估消费者的偏好，确定客户关注的问题，并评估产品市场是否适合这些诊断测试。拟议项目的成功完成有可能扩大在财务和地理上获得准确临床分析的机会。这个i-Corps项目旨在评估一种新型家庭诊断测试的商业潜力。这些测试通过移动电话进行分析，然后将结果安全地传输到患者的电子医疗记录中。这项技术以前曾被证明用于治疗全球关注的传染病，特别是疟疾和艾滋病毒。在以前的工作中，已经表明这些手机分析测试可以像昂贵的测试分析实验室仪器一样敏感。此外，这些测试是用户友好的，在使用之前只需最少的说明。重要的是，这使得它们适合普通民众在家中使用。