Redbud Labs, Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: NHLBI

Redbud Labs, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.

Amount
$197,455
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
NHLBI
Solicitation
PA14-071
NAICS
Place of performance
NC
Period
2015-09-01 → 2016-06-30

Description

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Rheomics is developing a global hemostasis test that uses whole blood It will enable faster diagnosis and goal directed therapy of coagulopathies associated with trauma It will reduce morbidity mortality and costs associated with blood product therapy Our device measures clotting time kinetics stiffness and lysis Unlike existing devices ours will use an inexpensive disposable microfluidic test strip and a robust easy to use analyzer Our goal is to improve care for the many patients as many as million just in the US who develop a coagulation dysfunction that triples their chance of dying At the same time we can save hundreds of dollars per patient and hundreds of thousands of dollars for hospital systems PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE Rheomics is developing a global hemostasis test that uses whole blood It will improve care for more than million patients who develop trauma induced coagulopathy and reduce spending on blood product saving hundreds of dollars per patient and hundreds of thousands of dollars for hospital systems