Enabling caregivers to fight fast-moving infections and emerging antimicrobial resistance
Enabling caregivers to fight fast-moving infections and emerging antimicrobial resistance
#therightantibioticforthejob
#therightantibioticforthejob
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Conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) may be the slowest diagnostic in healthcare today. Physicians wait days to receive verification of the right treatment for an unidentified infection, in the meantime making an educated guess on which antibiotic to prescribe. In the worst cases, a wrong guess determines life or death: every additional hour delaying treatment with an effective antibiotic translates to nearly 8% higher mortality rate from sepsis. In everyday cases, slow AST incentivizes physicians to over-prescribe: in the U.S. half of antibiotic prescriptions are incorrect. Every wrong prescription is a chance to breed antibiotic resistance.
FASTER TESTING = BETTER CARE
FASTER TESTING = BETTER CARE
When a physician receives AST results in < 2 hours rather than 2 days....
When a physician receives AST results in < 2 hours rather than 2 days....
...patients win! Infections are cured quickly, and gut flora stay healthier
...patients win! Infections are cured quickly, and gut flora stay healthier
...healthcare systems win! Costs go down as hospital admissions and re-admissions drop
...healthcare systems win! Costs go down as hospital admissions and re-admissions drop
...society wins! Our arsenal of antimicrobial drugs is protected from emerging resistance
...society wins! Our arsenal of antimicrobial drugs is protected from emerging resistance
OUR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES PHENOTYPIC AST IN AS LITTLE AS 60 MINUTES.
OUR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES PHENOTYPIC AST IN AS LITTLE AS 60 MINUTES.
We "take the pulse" of bacterial cells to sense their responses to antibiotics in real time.
We "take the pulse" of bacterial cells to sense their responses to antibiotics in real time.
The normal mechanics of healthy cells interact with our resonating sensors.
The normal mechanics of healthy cells interact with our resonating sensors.
As antibiotics stop normal cellular processes, our sensors feel it.
As antibiotics stop normal cellular processes, our sensors feel it.
Nobody else looks at bacteria the way we do.
Nobody else looks at bacteria the way we do.
Americans are afflicted with >10 million UTIs every year. Over half are resistant to front-line antibiotics.
Americans are afflicted with >10 million UTIs every year. Over half are resistant to front-line antibiotics.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Bring point-of-care diagnostics to the UTI market to....
Bring point-of-care diagnostics to the UTI market to....
...cure UTIs more effectively
...cure UTIs more effectively
...save patients from deadly progression to sepsis
...save patients from deadly progression to sepsis
...curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance
...curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance
...maintain the efficacy of our existing drugs
...maintain the efficacy of our existing drugs
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