digital microfluidics
The University of Toronto is developing a platform that enables swapping of various sensing technologies that could measure different analytes in a range of applications.
The developers are exploring clinical applications with a view to making a platform available in a few years for testing at the point of care and in remote settings.
Talis Biomedical Developing 'SlipChip' Microfluidic POC Platform for Genotypic, Phenotypic Testing
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Formerly known as SlipChip Corp, the firm has recently won nearly $10 million in funding to hone its approaches to sepsis and CT/NG testing.
The team's portable assay uses digital droplet microfluidics to detect cases of measles and rubella in settings that lack a centralized lab.
A microfluidic phone attachment developed at Brigham and Women's and Mass General may be the precursor of a fertility assay that men can use in the home.