Medical Technology: Rapid Diagnostics Device Developed Using Figure 4 Standalone | 3D Systems

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A team of researchers at Imperial College London, led by Dr. Pantelis Georgiou, is tackling this problem head-on with a project called Lacewing for pathogen detection. Offering results within 20 minutes from a smartphone app synced to a cloud server, Lacewing makes disease testing portable, including SARD-CoV-2-RNA, and automates the tracking of disease progression through geotagging.

It is a sophisticated “lab-on-a-chip” platform that promises to fill the access- and information-gaps in the world of diagnostics by combining molecular biology and state-of-the-art technology. Whereas other diagnostics technology requires large and expensive optical equipment, the electrical sensing method and small size of Lacewing is a true evolution in approach.

The Lacewing platform is a molecular diagnostic test that works by identifying the DNA or RNA of a pathogen within a patient sample. This type of test makes it possible to determine not only if someone is infected with a certain disease (dengue, malaria, tuberculosis, COVID-19, etc.), but to what degree, which provides more insight into the severity of the symptoms.

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Rapid Diagnostics Device Developed Using Figure 4 Standalone | 3D Systems

The Lacewing project out of Imperial College London is a lab-on-a-chip platform for diagnosing and tracking diseases, with key components 3D printed using 3D Systems' Figure 4 and biocompatible-capable materials.

Startup Funding Alert: Berlin's DeepSpin raises seed funding for its 'portable, ultra-low-cost' MRI system

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DeepSpin, a Berlin-based startup co-founded by Clemens Tepel, a former McKinsey consultant, and Pedro Freire Silva, a PhD researcher from KIT, that is developing what it describes as a “next-generation, AI-powered MRI imaging machine,” has raised €600,000 in seed funding.

Backing the round is APEX Digital Health, with participation from existing investors Entrepreneur First (EF) and SOSV, along with a number of unnamed angel investors. Including grants and earlier investments, it brings the total raised to €1 million pre-launch.

Yet-to-launch and still in the development phase, DeepSpin aims to build a new type of MRI system at a “fraction of the cost, weight and size” of existing systems. To make this possible, the startup has developed a new antenna technology combined with AI-controlled operation, which the startup is currently patenting.

It is very happy to note that they are removing all of the constraints with traditional MRI scanners, based on their proprietary technology, making MRI universally accessible for any patient, anywhere in the world.

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Berlin's DeepSpin raises seed funding for its 'portable, ultra-low-cost' MRI system

DeepSpin, a Berlin-based startup that is developing what it describes as a "next-generation, AI-powered MRI imaging machine," has raised €600,000 in seed funding. Backing the round is APEX Digital Health, with participation from existing investors Entrepreneur First (EF) and SOSV, along...

Startup Technology - Can We Build Homes the Same Way We Build Cars? - Pininfarina

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David Carvalho, SVP Experience Design & Industrial Design at Pininfarina explains how we can build affordable prefab homes the same way they build cars.

Affordable housing is a challenging crisis. Prefab housing can be the solution. The concept of prefab housing is not new; in fact, it’s been around for centuries. They’re often seen as costly, unattractive and overly uniform. But using design and technology, we can make create housing that’s affordable, sustainable, attractive, and comfortable.

How car manufacturers have done this?

Create a base and then add mass customization in terms of body style, color, features, etc. It is not difficult to translate this idea to housing development. Pininfarina can cross-fertilize their deep experience in car manufacturing and architecture to provide a scalable solution that can be sustainable, budget-conscious, and still fully customizable with high quality standards.

He says that Pininfarina can design a new generation of homes aligned to future generations’ needs and expectations of a connected and sustainable lifestyle.

Any founder interested in these technologies can talk to Pininfarina further to offer a Pininfarina design to it.

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Can We Build Homes the Same Way We Build Cars? - Pininfarina

While the current crisis caused by the global coronavirus pandemic has demanded our attention in recent months, there are two crises that have been rapidly developing in recent years. If left unaddressed, we will likely see human suffering on an even larger scale than we have during the current situation.