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Rice-led TMC-based research center will develop affordable global health technologies for early cancer detection

Rice, Baylor, MD Anderson experts lead international team establishing the Center for Innovation and Translation of POC Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care

BCM Global Programs to serve as clinical core for NIH Point of Care Technologies Research Network

Baylor College of Medicine Global Programs and the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center will serve as the clinical core for the Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care (CITEC)

St. John’s Research Institute part of global collaborative effort to develop point-of-care diagnostic technologies

The newly established Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer for Global Health (PORTENT) Center led by Dr. David Erickson at Cornell Engineering and Dr. Saurabh Mehta, the Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, USA will initially be up to a 5-year initiative.

C-THAN Receives up to $8 Million in Funding over Five Years

The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University (C-THAN), housed within Northwestern Engineering’s Center for Innovation Global Health Technologies (CIGHT), has received up to $8 million in renewal funding over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

UMass Chan and UMass Lowell’s point-of-care technology initiative awarded $8.9 million renewal

UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Lowell have received an $8.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for renewed support of their initiative to advance the development of home-based and point-of-care health technologies.

NIH to address unmet clinical needs in testing, monitoring, and treatment technologies

Grants continue support of Point of Care Technology Research Network

Research and Innovation Translation Partnerships in Point-of-Care Technologies Conference and Technology Showcase

A two-day conference with researchers, technology developers, clinicians, and industry partners.

NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech) Fetal Monitoring Challenge

$2 million in prizes to accelerate the development of diagnostic and monitoring technologies to reduce the risk of fetal morbidity and mortality and thus improve fetal and neonatal health outcomes.

Best Practices Resource for Developing COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Funding Opportunity: Blueprint MedTech Summer Award Competition

At-Home Testing: Advancing Data Connectivity, Timely Reporting, and Access to Treatment

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NIH selects next round of winners in the RADx® Tech for Maternal Health Challenge

Prizes awarded for promising technologies intended to improve postpartum outcomes

Webinar - Long Covid: A Crisis for Neurology

Long COVID presents with a multitude of heterogeneous symptoms predominantly neurological in nature.

Webinar: RADx Tech Accessible Tests Program - Best Practices

Since the Spring of 2022, RADx Tech has been working to make COVID-19 home tests more accessible. Watch the recording.

Funding Opportunity: Blueprint MedTech Spring Award Competition

Webinar - COVID Vaccines: Immunity and Variants

The rapid development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines has been a triumph of biomedical research, and billions of vaccine doses have been administered worldwide.

Webinar: RADx Tech Accessible Tests Program

This program applied the RADx Tech process to evaluate and support test companies, but at the same time, required new unique resources and capabilities.

RADx Tech DIVE

The deadline has passed to apply for this cohort.

WhenToTest.org Launches New Suite of Tools to Help Individuals Manage Their COVID Risks

Online Resource Provides Guidance to Minimize Infection and Make Informed Decisions

NIH Lauches MakeMyTestCount

A website to anonymously report results of COVID-19 at-home tests

NIH MedTech program aims to accelerate medical devices to treat, diagnose nervous system disorders

Pilot phase provides funding to seven projects that successfully navigated shark tank reviews

New Funding Opportunity: Have an innovative solution to detect HIV viral load?

Projects up-to $500k available to accelerate technologies towards use in point-of-care settings

The Role Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Tech Continues to Play in the Covid-19 Pandemic and Next Steps

Funding Opportunity: Up-to $500K Available for Innovative Neurotechnologies

Webinar - Monkeypox: Emergence of a Global Public Health Threat

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RADx Tech COVID-19 Funding Opportunity High-Performance COVID-19 Rapid Tests

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RADx Tech COVID-19 Funding Opportunity: COVID-19 Home Tests Accessible to People with Disabilities

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NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech) for Maternal Health Challenge

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RADx Tech for Maternal Health Informational Webinar

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WhenToTest.org Develops Online Tools for Effective COVID-19 Testing

New Resources Help Schools and Businesses Reduce the Risk of an Outbreak

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.

Webinar - RADx® Initiative & COVID-19 Solutions: Bioengineering at Unprecedented Speed and Scale

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Webinar: RADx Tech - Two Years in Retrospect and the Future in Perspective

Dr. Bruce Tromberg reflects on the RADx Tech experiment and experiences. He will also share his thoughts about future challenges and opportunities.

Webinar: Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases

Case Studies in Atlanta, Georgia, Accra, Ghana, and Kolkata, India

Webinar: Beyond Epitope Mapping

Using Deep Mutational Scanning to Generate a Complete Map of SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Antibody Escape Mutations

Webinar: Medtech/Lifesciences Manufacturing in the United States

Challenges, Opportunities, and What Lies Ahead - Register by April 4th

Webinar: Communicating COVID Safety Practices

In this talk we share two related public education initiatives, My COVID Toolkit and WhenToTest

Webinar: Immune Control and Evasion of Viral Infection

The Walker Laboratory focuses on learning from patients to determine how the body fights back against viral infection.

Webinar: Pathogen Surveillance for Emergent Epidemics

In this talk, we will discuss how the Rockefeller Foundation's Pandemic Prevention Institute is building a collaborative, global network that will ensure data are translated into public health action and pathogen containment.

Webinar: The Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Effects on Viral Detection Tests

On February 25, 2022, The RADx initiative created a Variant Task Force (VTF) to assess the impact of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants on diagnostic testing.

POCTRN Solicitation 2022

Do you have a promising point-of-care medical technology in need of further development?

Webinar: The Epidemiology of Omicron

On January 18, 2022, Dr. Bill Hanage will discuss the current knowledge of Omicron epidemiology based on observations from early outbreak areas.

Webinar: Overview of Long COVID

Jason Maley, MD discusses his work on recovery and long-term outcomes for patients and families after critical illness and COVID-19

WhenToTest.org Develops Tool to Guide Individuals on COVID-19 Testing

New Online Resource Helps Individuals and Families Gather Safely Based on their Personalized Risk Factors

Independent Test Assessment Program (ITAP)

To accelerate regulatory review and availability of high-quality, accurate, and reliable over-the-counter COVID-19 tests to the public.

Webinar: Lessons Learned from 2020 Provide a Springboard for Increased Telehealth Adoption

Healthcare providers, payers, suppliers and innovators, and patients all have a role, a choice to make telehealth part of the solution.

COVID-19 Testing Is Here to Stay: The Intersection Between Vaccination and Testing

Mara Aspinall explores the challenges from Delta, vaccination, and COVID-19 testing

New COVID-19 Lab Pool Testing: Operational Playbook Launches on WhenToTest.org

Webinar: CORE Response: Empowering Communities to Effectively Respond to the Evolving Pandemic in the U.S. and Overseas

WhenToTest.org Develops Online Tools for Effective COVID-19 Testing

New Resources Help Schools and Businesses Reduce the Risk of an Outbreak

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines: How did we get here and where are we going?

Please join us as we review how the currently available COVID-19 vaccines were developed and the evaluation process that led to their emergency use authorizations.

Up to 100K and Mentorship Available for Innovative Neurotechnologies

POCTRN at CIMIT seeks groundbreaking collaborative research projects in the early stages of translation to improve the diagnosis and/or treatment of disorders of the nervous system.

RADx Tech: A New Paradigm for MedTech Development

IEEE Special Issue highlighting the insights, lessons learned, and critical components of RADx Tech

RADx Tech II: Fast-Track Program to Advance U.S. COVID-19 Testing Capabilities

Funding Opportunity

Acceleration of Sustainable K-12 School Re-openings for In-person Learning

How testing can, and should, be integrated into school re-openings as the final step to build confidence in the safety of in-person learning

The RADx Tech Process

Accelerating Innovation for COVID-19 Testing

Returning to In-Person Instruction for K-12 Schools

Strategic Vision and Tactical Tools

RADx Webinar: The Epidemiology of COVID-19

What can we learn from this pandemic and from past pandemics, like HIV, to help us turn the corner on this one and prepare for the next one?

binx health Receives FDA CLIA Waiver for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Test, Expanding Critical Access to Single-Visit Diagnoses

First ever 30-minute, CLIA-waived, molecular PCR Test for CT/NG now available for OBGYN, physician offices and retail settings holding certificates of waiver

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Impact on IVD Testing

Learn more about COVID-19 Variants and their impact on the testing environment

WhenToTest.org

The calculator compares testing options and gives organizations the data they need to make informed decisions to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Future potential of Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx Tech) in molecular diagnostics

While necessity is the mother of invention, anomalies have formed the basis for most disruptive discoveries that seed innovations in the sciences.

POCTRN Solicitation 2021

Do you have a promising point-of-care medical technology in need of further development?

Rebuilding Trust in Air Travel: Using Alternative Data to Help Airports Respond to COVID-19

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RADx Tech Webinar Series: A Path to In-Person Instruction

On-Campus Pooling in a Pod Testing for COVID-19

RADx Tech Webinar Series: Innovation During the Pandemic: Personal Protection Testing Booths for COVID-19

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NIH-funded COVID-19 home test is first to receive over-the-counter authorization from FDA

Ellume USA’s rapid at-home test was developed through the NIH RADx Initiative.

RADx Pooling Task Force

Pooling Overview, Key Development Challenges for Central Laboratories and Point of Care (POC) Solutions, Regulatory Guidance for Pooling, and Implementation Examples

Global View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective

Our panelists are leaders in their country's response to addressing the pandemic in the face of limited resources.

RADx Tech Webinar Series: A Year of RADx Tech

Please join us as we recognize the accomplishments of this past year's RADx Tech program.

University Lab Partners Selected by CIMIT to Partner in their Project to Support the NIH RADx Initiative

ULP and CIMIT will partner to support the NIH RADx Initiative

NIH RADx Initiative Advances Six New COVID-19 Testing Technologies

A third round of contract awards for scale-up and manufacturing of new COVID-19 testing technologies

RADx Tech Webinar Series: Delivering New COVID-19 Technologies to Close the Testing Gap in the US Market

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Overcoming Challenges With the Adoption of Point-of-Care Testing

From Technology Push and Clinical Needs to Value Propositions

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

A Northwestern team led by Kara Palamountain will be presenting preliminary findings and takeaways on user needs and opportunities for COVID-19 testing

NIH Continues to Boost National COVID-19 Testing Capacity

New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid results

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

Forsyth Institute to work with the NIH RADx initiative

Webinar: Covid-19 Testing

Moving from Clinical Settings into the Community

Webinar: Returning to Normal Activities

A Modeling Tool to Assist in Planning

NIH delivering new COVID-19 testing technologies to meet U.S. demand

Range of new technologies will meet testing needs in diverse settings

NIH LIVE QA Session

Watch Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg, NIBIB Director discuss the first seven technologies contracted with the NIH RADx program.

PathogenDx Receives Federal Grant From the NIH As Part of the RADx Program

The capital will be used to scale up testing capacity of PathogenDx's Microarray Assay for COVID-19 testing nationally

RADx Tech COVID19 Webinar Series: Regulatory Affairs on the RADx Frontlines

Perspective from a Point-of-Care Technology Research Center with Erika Tyburski

Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative

Explore this NEJM article on the RADx Initiative

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.

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

Andrew J. DiMeo, Sr., Ph.D. discusses user centered design for the rapid acceleration of diagnostics for COVID-19

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

Yukari Manabe, MD discusses the challenges of COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics

RADx-UP Funding Opportunities and Webinar

Learn more about RADx-Up opportunities

Francis Collins Testifies Before Congress, May 7, 2020

Watch Dr. Francis Collins testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as part of a hearing titled “Shark Tank: New Tests for COVID-19

Group Aims to Test the Safety of DIY Medical Supplies for COVID-19

Important COVID-19 Survey

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NIH Announces $1 Million Prize Competition to Target Global Disease Diagnostics

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to offer supplementary support for designs that can be developed into products on a rapid timeframe

GLUE Lecture: Establishing a Viable Business Model for your Medical Device

POCTRN CRAASH 2020

Check out the scenes from the kick-off session.

POCTRN Solicitation 2020

Do you have a promising point-of-care medical technology in need of further development?

GLUE Lecutre Series: Channeling your Inner MacGyver

Engineers and physicians working together to creatively and effectively address clinical needs in low resource settings.

Webinar: Clinical Trials - Information To Help You Plan Your Next Steps

IEEE EMB HI-POCT Conference

Keynote Speakers & Sessions' Agenda Announced

Webinar: Point of Care Tests

How Can We Learn What Clinicians and Patients Want?

GLUE Lecture Series: Tales from the ICU

Learn from critical care specialists about ICU opportunities for technological innovation.

Webinar: Understanding the FDA - Accelerating the Pathway to Approval for Point-of-Care Technologies

Join Susan Tiedy-Stevenson as she discusses how to accelerate your way along the path to FDA approval.

Use of a Rapid Diagnostic for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae for Women in the Emergency Department Can Improve Clinical Management

Report of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Webinar: Ensuring Success of Point of Care Technologies with a Systems Engineering Approach

James Stahl, MD, CM, MPH discusses how a Systems Engineering approach to developing disruptive point-of-care technologies can help overcome the many barriers to successful clinical adoption.

RADx: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) 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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