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Avails Medical

Avails Medical, Menlo Park, CA, USA
availsmedical.com

Avails eAST
RAPID ELECTRONIC AST

Bloodstream infections

Avails Medical is developing an electronic antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) device to speed up health care providers’ ability to determine the most effective antibiotic treatment for serious and life-threatening blood infections. The new device, Avails eAST, will use electronic biosensors that fit onto AST panels to provide phenotypic results. From a positive blood culture sample, it aims to identify the most effective antibiotics to treat the infection within four hours rather than days. The Avails eAST has 96 integrated electronic sensors in a disposable lid that fit onto AST plates. When immersed into a positive blood culture sample, it rapidly detects bacterial growth to determine the best antibiotic treatment. The technology, with its small benchtop footprint and high throughput, is easy-to-use and could be ideal for smaller community-based hospitals and clinics to speed up delivery of information critical for treatment decisions.

Current Development Stage: Development

CARB-X Investment: $9.7M

Initial CARB-X Investment Date: January 1, 2021

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