Microtest Dx - Have we made allergy testing too easy?

“ Allergy is a growing health problem around the world today. It affects the quality of life of around 30 % of the population in the western world. The use of new multiplexing technology offers many advantages and helps physicians narrow in on their patients ailments. In this regard the Microtest platform offers a faster and more cost effective solution than what is presently available on the market. "

Microtest Diagnostics was spun out of London’s Imperial College in 2002 with a mission to provide automated multiplex in-vitro diagnostic tests in the areas of Allergy, Autoimmune, Influenza and Infectious Disease. Following more than 10 years of development and over USD $10 million in R&D investment, Microtest Diagnostics recently received the CE-mark for its instrument.

The company operates with a highly skilled team of trained professionals with expertise across numerous fields including product, software and hardware design, instrument and assay development, regulatory approvals and quality control.

Our facilities are certified ISO13485:2003 Medical devices and ISO 9001:2008 for the design and development of microarray test devices.

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HAVE WE MADE ALLERGY TESTING TOO EASY?

Only a few drops of blood is all we need We need 100μL of serum/plasma. You need the rest, so keep it!

A desktop allergy lab for your doctor
Why send the blood to a lab, when the lab can come to the blood? With our instrument users can run up to 5 patients' samples in parallel! Wondering about the size? It's only 78x37x42 cm and it weights 15 kg (excl. laptop computer).

It's fully automated
Why bother with complicated lab protocols? With our system the only thing you need to do is place the blood sample on a disposable chip, insert the self-contained disposable reagent pack, and press the start button... You are now Microtest certified!

It's accurate
Platform sensitivity = ~0.1 kU/L of human IgE, equivalent to ~0.3 ng/mL of IgEs. Platform specificity = 100% against IgM, IgA and IgD. 99.6% against IgG. Does this mean anything to you?

It's fast, fast, fast
Results in ~4 hrs for both Allergen-Specific IgEs concentrations (kU/L) and Class Score (CS) reactivities. How long did you wait for your last test results?

Unparalleled throughput
We don't just test a few allergens. Our proprietary microarray technology allows the simultaneous testing of tens of allergen-specific IgEs for both natural and recombinant allergens, all in one single biochip! Your doctor will agree: A full panel test is needed to really understand what's going on inside you.

Address: Level 1, Bessemer Building, Exhibition Road,
London SW7 2AZ UK
Website: www.microtestdx.com
Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7999
Email: info@microtestdx.com

Kjell Kristiansen, Group Managing Director

* Allergy Reagent Cartridge & Biochip pictures for illustrative purpose only. Microtest Diagnostics products are not FDA certified.

Microtest Diagnostics introduces...

The world's first fully automated, fast and inexpensive allergy lab-on-a-chip

First independent field study successfully completed
Microtest has successfully completed its first fully independent field trial in Italy. The study produced c.1700 allergen-antibody determinations, which were obtained from skin prick tests and an alternative IVD system. The data have been analysed and compared against the Microtest platform.

October 2012 - January 2013

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