Taking samples and transporting them to testing labs takes time and may not always represent the best approach within clinical pathways. They are looking for the potential to add testing capacity through reliable and standards based testing at the point of care with desktop PCR machines that allow for fast, accurate and safe results for the operator.
How you can get involved in this work
In partnership with Crowdicity, they have launched a testing methods sourcing platform to collect ideas on these four specific challenges https://testingmethods.crowdicity.com
If you have a solution that addresses any of these challenges, please register and add them to the platform. They want to know:
Even if you don’t have a solution, you can comment to other people’s solutions; they hope you’ll be willing to share but you can also make a confidential submission
Every solution and comment will be considered
They will pause the platform on the evening of Tuesday 14th April to have an initial review of the solutions put forward
Running these calls and future communications
The response from industry has been huge – but in order to ensure they can quickly respond to specific/deliverable offers – they are ramping up resource and putting new system in place
If you have a specific offer in response to specific calls
If responding to future pillar 5 calls or have other offers
Source: https://testingmethods.crowdicity.com/
#TestingMethods2020