IBN Microkit
The MicroKit is a portable disease-detection system used to diagnose patients and prevent further infections during outbreaks. It can detect infectious diseases such as influenza A H1N1, dengue, hepatitis and HIV. The MicroKit also received the “Best Innovation in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications” Award in the 2009 ASEAN Virtual Instrumentation Applications Contest organized by National Instruments. This technology has been successfully licensed to a local biomedical start-up, SG Molecular Diagnostics Pte Ltd.
This exciting technology which has the potential to make the mass diagnosis of a whole host of diseases faster, better and cheaper. With the MicroKit platform, we hope to make the diagnosis of infectious diseases and cancer more timely and widespread, thus giving patients a much higher chance of combating their afflictions.” Cancer patients are among those who stand to benefit from the MicroKit’s sensitive and accurate diagnostic capabilities, which enable early-stage disease detection from raw biological samples. Professor Jackie Y. Ying, IBN Executive Director, who led the scientific team that developed the MicroKit, elaborates, “Early detection of diseases such as cancer or avian flu is critical to enhancing a patient’s chances of survival. The treatment of diseases at the early stages is usually more effective and has a greater potential for improving the long- term health of the patient. Our portable and automated MicroKit is also easy to operate and may be used by non-clinical personnel for mass health screenings at strategic locations, such as airports, to contain epidemics of infectious diseases like H5N1 avian flu.” The MicroKit was developed by IBN scientists Guolin Xu, James Hsieh, Daniel Lee and Professor Ying.
Notably, IBN’s device is able to handle a wide variety of samples, including tissues and body fluids. It can perform automated gene extraction in just 6 minutes and gene detection within an hour, enabling substantial cost and time savings. Disease detection with IBN’s MicroKit is much faster than conventional laboratory testing, which requires 1 to 24 hours to complete. Another key feature of IBN’s MicroKit is that all the molecular diagnostics processes are carried out in a self-contained, compact cartridge that is preloaded with reagents, instead of complex, time-consuming and labor-intensive laboratory processes. The disposable self-contained cartridge for individual biosample analysis avoids costly laboratory inaccuracies caused by cross-contamination and human error.
The IBN Microkit has my vote too! I want one for Christmas, if possible.
The must have IBN Microkit “Best Innovation in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications” Award in the 2009 ASEAN Virtual Instrumentation Applications Contest organized by National Instruments. The MicroKit is a portable disease-detection system used to diagnose patients and prevent further infections during outbreaks. It can detect infectious diseases such as influenza A H1N1, dengue, hepatitis and HIV. (Only one of its many charms.) Now you can say “kindly step into my gadget room and check this out!” Upon securing the necessary samples you can proceed with “get naked, have a drink and relax in my bedroom.” “I’ll be back with you in 10 minutes or so.” (depending upon your test results) LOL
I can laugh and joke about it but I do understand that for many it is NOT a laughing matter. The IBN Microkit is a miracle machine for everyone.
This device is bound to change the entire dating scene: You must pass the necessary tests in order to engage in any intimate activity commencing on (this date). You must be willing to subject yourself to monthly examinations during the tenure of the relationship and so forth . . .
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