Abstract

Resources to Aid Point of Care Developers to Market

Joany Jackman, Senior Scientist, Research and Exploratory Development, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (the Center) is part of the National Institute of Biomolecular Imaging and Bioengineering’s Point of Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN).  Established in 2007, this network of centers was created to help developers of promising technologies reach the market faster and for less money. This is done by pairing them with scientists, clinicians and laboratorians who are experts in the disease targets for which they are developing their devices.   As part of this program, our Center provides expert guidance in the biology of STDs, clinicians’ view of diagnostics, clinical samples at low or no cost, clinical evaluations, tactical funding, and now systems engineering. Recently rapid development for COVID diagnostics (RADx) has been added to the mission of the POCTRN Centers. A description of ways to interact with our Center will be highlighted.