Unmet Need
Millions of people have been diagnosed with hereditary and infectious diseases, with the majority of living in underdeveloped countries. The earlier diagnosis of these diseases would allow for early treatment, leading to a lower rate of transmission and deaths among populations.
Current Diagnostic Methods:
Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a DNA amplification technique that is vital to clinical diagnostics. Current diagnostic methods consist of numerous steps and are not optimized for individualized testing. Lab tests can take days to weeks to provide results and require a large batch of samples to be run together, further lengthening the diagnositc process.
Current Thermocyclers:
Current thermocyclers, devices that run PCR, are expensive and require the user to prepare the sample through multiple steps, which include loading it into a thermocycler.