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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the RADx program was formed to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of innovative point-of-care and home-based tests, as well as improvements to clinical laboratory tests, that can directly detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Welcome to the Point of Care Technology Research Network

Welcome to the Point of Care Technology Research Network

Welcome to the Point of Care Technology Research Network

Welcome to the Point of Care Technology Research Network

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Our goal is to develop technologies with clinical applications using a network model that enhances complementary strengths and builds multidisciplinary partnerships. 

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Our Centers

Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies

Focus: To develop and translate microsystems-engineered technologies including microchip-enabled devices that include microelectromechanical systems (MEMs)-based sensors, microfluidics, and smartphone-based systems. Llegeix mésAl voltant deAtlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies »

Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Focus: To develop and test the accuracy, acceptability, and optimal implementation of point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted diseases in diverse care delivery contexts both in the United States and in resource-limited settings. Llegeix mésAl voltant deCenter for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases »

Center for Innovation in Point of Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern

Focus: To support the development of a pipeline of Point-of-Care Technologies designed to meet the clinical needs of people who live with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. Llegeix mésAl voltant deCenter for Innovation in Point of Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern »

Center for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases

Focus: To support development, deployment, and testing of promising “late-stage” point of care technologies that can be rapidly deployed to enhance the diagnosis, monitoring, management, and/or treatment of heart, lung, blood or sleep disorders. Llegeix mésAl voltant deCenter for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases »

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3M and MIT Researchers Developing a Rapid Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

The goal is a new, highly accurate, mass-produced low-cost diagnostic device that delivers results in minutes. Llegeix mésAl voltant de3M and MIT Researchers Developing a Rapid Diagnostic Test for COVID-19 »

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...

User Centered Design for the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for COVID19 Llegeix mésAl voltant deRADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds... »

C-THAN Awardee Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Awards

Julius Lucks is one of three professors at Northwestern recognized as exceptional young researchers

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Webinar: Rapid Acceleration of the Diagnosis of COVID-19: New Technologies for the Re-opening of Businesses and Schools

July 10, 2020 12:00PM CT/1:00PM ET Llegeix mésAl voltant deWebinar: Rapid Acceleration of the Diagnosis of COVID-19: New Technologies for the Re-opening of Businesses and Schools »

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds...

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Big Company Little Company Strategic Partnerships Showcase Event

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Partners

 
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
 
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
 
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 
 
Fogarty International Center
 
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
 
Office of AIDS Research and Office of Disease Prevention