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.

该 I-Corps 项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是将临床诊断测定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合这种消费化模式的新技术方面进展缓慢。 I-Corps 项目旨在评估此类技术的市场：手机连接的护理点诊断测试。在奖励期间，该团队将评估消费者偏好，确定客户关注的问题，并评估这些诊断测试的产品市场适应性。拟议项目的成功完成有可能在经济上和地理上扩大准确临床检测的使用范围。该 I-Corps 项目旨在评估新型家庭诊断测试的商业潜力。这些测试通过手机进行分析，然后将结果安全地传输到患者的电子病历中。这项技术此前已被证明可用于治疗全球关注的传染病，特别是：疟疾和艾滋病毒。在之前的工作中，已经表明这些手机分析测试可以与昂贵的实验室测试分析仪器一样灵敏。此外，这些测试是用户友好的，并且在使用前只需要很少的指导。重要的是，这使得它们适合普通大众在家使用。