A portable diagnostic device that provides the accuracy of laboratory testing at the point of care.

我们大多数人都有过焦急等待化验结果的经历。无论是旅行前完成的Covid-19检测，还是医生进行的血液检测，实验室的周转时间都会对日常生活产生重大影响。对于患有糖尿病等慢性疾病的人来说，这种令人压力的延迟不仅更频繁，而且会阻碍重要的临床决策和药物的改变。管理病人的症状和监测治疗通常需要定期的门诊预约和大量的血液检查。一些诊断测试，即所谓的护理点（POC）测试，可以在患者旁边实时完成。结果可以很快得到，因此可以立即采取行动。常见的POC测试包括血糖和侧流Covid-19测试。然而，尽管POC测试具有优势，许多诊断测试仍然需要自动化实验室仪器提供的准确性。Invitron正在开发一种新的便携式设备，可以在护理点快速有效地进行准确的医疗诊断测试。只需用手指戳采集一小滴血液，该设备就能在医生办公室、药房甚至病人家中提供快速检测结果。这将取代对实验室检测的需求，以及对结果的焦急等待和诊断和治疗的延误。该项目由一位科学家（Stuart Woodhead教授）领导，他参与发明了一种用于医学诊断测试的化学发光（发光）技术。该技术促进了极其敏感和准确的测量，并已广泛应用于世界领先的实验室仪器。他的团队目前正在开发下一代技术，该技术将使基于化学发光的诊断的优势应用于直接在护理点进行的快速测试。

Most of us have experienced the anxious wait for laboratory test results. Whether it's a Covid-19 test completed before travel or a blood test carried out by our doctor, laboratory turn-around times can significantly impact on everyday life. For people living with chronic diseases like diabetes this stressful delay is not only more frequent but can hinder important clinical decisions and changes to medication. Managing patient symptoms and monitoring treatment often requires regular clinic appointments and numerous blood tests.Some diagnostic tests, known as Point of Care (POC) tests, can be completed next to the patient in real time. Results are available quickly and so can be acted on immediately. Common POC tests include blood glucose and lateral-flow Covid-19 tests. However, despite the advantages of POC testing, many diagnostic tests still require the accuracy provided by automated laboratory instruments.Invitron is developing a new portable device that will enable accurate medical diagnostic tests to be carried out quickly and efficiently at the Point of Care. Using just a small droplet of blood that can be collected by fingerstick, the device will provide rapid test results in doctors' offices, pharmacies and even patient homes. This will replace the need for laboratory testing, along with the anxious wait for results and delays to diagnosis and treatment.This project is led by a scientist (Prof. Stuart Woodhead) who co-invented a chemiluminescence (light-emitting) technology for use in medical diagnostic testing. The technology facilitates extremely sensitive and accurate measurements and has already been widely adopted in world-leading laboratory instruments. His team is now developing a next-generation technology that will enable the benefits of chemiluminescence based diagnostics to be applied in rapid tests carried out directly at the Point of Care.