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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADxsm) initiative 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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Overcoming Challenges With the Adoption of Point-of-Care Testing

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Webinar: Insights from User Discussions on COVID-19 Testing in Non-Traditional Settings

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NIH Continues to Boost National COVID-19 Testing Capacity

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Webinar: Covid-19 Testing - Moving from Clinical Settings into the Community

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The Forsyth Institute Serving as a Critical Resource for COVID-19 Saliva Diagnostic Test Development

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Webinar: Returning to Normal Activities - A Modeling Tool to Assist in Planning

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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