The future of lab testing?

[JWSimpkins]

A number of startups are selling portable diagnostic laboratories that require just a drop of the patient's blood, made possible by advances in the field of microfluidics. But perhaps lab tests can be made faster, easier and more accurate with a turn-of-the-last century technology: automation.

http://singularityhub.com/2013/11/1...oster-child-of-med-tech-and-its-in-walgreens/

 

[Nelson Vergel]

One day we will have real time control of our blood work

 

[JWSimpkins]

One day we will have real time control of our blood work

Nelson, how long do you think it will be before this becomes a reality?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I think by the year 2017 we will have a few easy 10-20 min diagnostics beyond glucose, HIV test, blood pressure, etc that we have now. Testosterone will be one of them. It will be a simplified version of something like this: http://www.rapidtest.com/index.php?i=Steroid-ELISA-kits&id=69&cat=14

 

[JWSimpkins]

I think by the year 2017 we will have a few easy 10-20 min diagnostics beyond glucose, HIV test, blood pressure, etc that we have now. Testosterone will be one of them. It will be a simplified version of something like this: http://www.rapidtest.com/index.php?i=Steroid-ELISA-kits&id=69&cat=14

WOW, we are living in interesting times!