Abstract

(i)SIMPLE – Only One Finger Press Away From Enabling Decentralized Healthcare

Francesco Dal Dosso, Business Development, COPAN Italia S.p.A.

We present a novel self-powered microfluidic technology, named (i)SIMPLE, capable of unparalleled complex liquid manipulations in a user-friendly manner (single user activation step). (i)SIMPLE has been exploited as a [1] self-sampling and processing cartridge for remote collection of biofluids, [2] companion diagnostic chip for personalized therapeutic drug monitoring and [3] all-in-one device for POC (molecular) diagnosis of infectious diseases. The devices are low-cost and compatible with high throughput manufacturing, ready for industrialization.