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Medical Sciences

Title:

IoT enabled portable point of care screening test kit for the estimation of Down Syndrome risk in pregnant women during their first trimester

Area:

Medical Sciences

Focus Area:

Medical Device, Digital Health

Status:

Proof of concept

Social Benefits:

1. Our portable and painless screening technology makes it accessible for all expectant mothers to get tested at the resource limited primary health care centres, hospitals, and clinics across India. 2. The cost of our testing will be provided at below Rs. 500/- to make it easily accessible for parents from all financial divisions. 3. Post initial positive screening, every expectant mother will receive an expert opinion and enable them with knowledge and information to decide their future and their unborn child’s future.

Developing Agency:

Accelerd Sciences Private Limited, Tamil Nadu

Technology Readiness Index:

TRL3

Source Title:

Data sourced from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Brief Description

Description :

The development of an innovative cost-efficient aptamer-based portable point of care device for the estimation of marker proteins from just a few drops of blood obtained from the expectant mothers.

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