Technology transfer award for PCR rapid test device for infection diagnostics

In-vitro-Diagnostic company Spindiag, a University of Freiburg and Hahn-Schickard spin-off, has been recognized for its research-based development

19-Apr-2022 - Spindiag GmbH, together with the University of Freiburg and the Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., was awarded the Technology Transfer Prize 2020 from the German Physical Society (DPG) on April 09, 2022 for the development of the PCR-based rapid test system Rhonda. The ...

OxDX raises £2.6M pre-seed funding to develop AI powered rapid diagnostic technology

Identify diseases while you wait: Technology aims to improve speed, cost and accuracy of infectious disease diagnostics

18-Feb-2022 - OxDX, a University of Oxford spin out building instant pathogen tests using super-resolution microscopy and machine learning,has raised £2.6m in pre-seed funding for its AI powered diagnostic technology that can recognise and identify specific species and strains of viruses1,2, bacteria and other ...

New spin-out company developing wound infection tests

A quick and simple test for bacterial infections is a step closer to market

08-Nov-2021 - The University of Bath and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is launching a new spin-out company that is creating a quick and simple test for diagnosing bacterial infections in wounds, based on technology developed at the University’s Department of Chemistry. SmartWound ...

Mini-laboratory delivers results in about 40 minutes at the point of care

Startup completes EU market approval for PCR rapid COVID-19 test

18-Nov-2020 - Spindiag GmbH, a fast-growing medical technology startup that developed a point-of-care testing system to detect bacterial and viral pathogens, announced that it has successfully completed the market entry assessment of its PCR rapid SARS-CoV-2 test. Spindiag’s Rhonda is now rolled out in phases ...

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Researchers develop a graphene oxide-based rapid test to detect infections

05-Aug-2020 - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM have joined forces with partners in industry and healthcare to develop a handy graphene oxide-based sensor platform to detect acute infections such as sepsis or the antibodies against the coronavirus within minutes. ...

Start-up Raises 16.3 million Euros to Prepare Market Launch of its SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Testing System

“Mini-laboratory” provides test results in 30 to 40 minutes

27-May-2020 - Spindiag GmbH, a medical technology start-up company founded four years ago as a spin-off of the Hahn-Schickard Institute for Microanalytical Systems, announced the completion of a 16.3 million Euros (USD 17.8 million) Series B financing round as expected. Existing investors as well as ...

Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg and High-Tech Gründerfonds are investing together in KSK Diagnostics GmbH

Development of molecular point-of-care diagnostic tests

26-Apr-2017 - KSK Diagnostics GmbH uses its isothermal amplification technology, KDx rITA®, for the development of molecular point-of-care tests to identify pathogens and antimicrobial resistance within 30 minutes. This significantly reduces the time before therapy is started. A financing round has now been ...

UF researchers to test method for predicting complications in trauma patients

13-Sep-2013 - University of Florida researchers have received a four-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to verify the effectiveness of a new genomic screening method that could help predict possible infections and complications in patients with severe traumatic injuries. These ...