Medical diagnostics product development & consulting
Our work in diagnostics R&D
“Performing diagnostic testing outside of central laboratories improves access to healthcare and enables faster treatment decisions. We work with medical diagnostics companies to address user needs at Point of Care (PoC) and in other decentralised settings. Next generation devices must be quick, cost-effective, and match laboratory performance. Our team has the skills and experience to deliver these critical capabilities.”
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Diagnostics R&D focus areas and expertise:
Sample acquisition and preparation play a crucial role in medical diagnostics. We can simplify and automate these steps to reduce preanalytical errors and variability.
Consumables are critical to many diagnostic processes. Our science and engineering teams work hand-in-hand to optimise the cost-efficiency and performance of consumables by combining their expertise in chemistry, microfluidics, detection, and manufacturing.
Point of Care instruments for “sample-in, results-out” devices and high throughput modules for central labs benefit from our design and system engineering capabilities.
Robust, intuitive design and minimal user steps enhance ease of use in decentralised settings and boost the likelihood of obtaining a CLIA waiver.
We have a dedicated team for the development of medical software, algorithms, and systems to manage samples and derive clinical decisions from complex data.
Case studies of our experience in diagnostics innovation:
Non-confidential highlights from our long history of innovation in diagnostics:
Mammoth Biosciences SEEKR instrument and cartridge development
Paraytec development of a Point of Care consumable cartridge
Intelligent Fingerprinting portable reader for drug screening
GeneDrive compact and low-cost sputum preparation for TB
Pathogenetix bacterial identification by genome sequence scanning
T2 Biosystems sepsis test in 5 hours direct from whole blood
Cartridge redesign for one of the most successful PoC devices launched
Rapid Diagnostics PCR system for Point of Care
White papers and diagnostics thought leadership:
Step by step: ensuring your instructions are as intuitive as your medical device
Opportunities for sustainable innovation in diagnostics
Challenges with bowel cancer FIT testing
Sample collection and Point of Care testing
Improving accessibility of advanced molecular diagnostics in precision oncology
Making at-home-molecular tests affordable, actionable and sustainable
Trends in diagnostics R&D:
Use of molecular testing continues to grow and multiplexed diagnostics are becoming more cost-effective. There is much excitement around sequencing and bioinformatics for informed cancer decisions: increased use of liquid biopsies could unlock earlier intervention and better treatment outcomes. This is supported by advances in sample preparation to enhance selection of target DNA. AI is increasingly used in laboratory, pathology, and clinical decision making. Applications range from image analysis in haematology to the interpretation of mutation profiles which indicate disease status in oncology.
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Our science and technology teams work cross-sector as we believe that the learnings from one sector can inform another and that clients’ projects should have access to the full range of skills from across the Group.
