The Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinout has created a new class of activity sensors that query the body and report back clinically relevant information.
Glycotest's biomarker test for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma calculates the amount of monosaccharide fucose that appears abnormally on specific serum glycoproteins.
The UK developers believe that their device has the potential for multiplex testing at the point of care using solid-state nanopore sensing with DNA probes.
An Australian research group is developing a diagnostic test that uses an engineered toxin to detect an abnormal sugar in the blood of ovarian cancer patients.
Developers of POC STI platforms and assays said that the tests provide convenience, privacy, and quick results in an area of testing in need of these benefits.
The nucleic acid diagnostic platform they are developing doesn't require expensive optics, and it could be available as a manufacturing prototype in about a year.
1Drop anticipates the platform will be capable of handling up to 64 clinical biomarkers, including indicators of cardiovascular diseases and many others.
