Outside the Lab

Let’s celebrate the successes of our field by shining a spotlight on the people who drive it forward.

Cloud DX is an advanced group of programmers, software architects, biomedical engineers and entrepreneurs from Canada with an eye for creating a unique wearable device.

One team from Taiwan, Dynamical Biomarkers Group (DBG), comes at the tricorder contest from a unique perspective.

In his 32 years at Ulster University, Jim McLaughlin has done his time in the healthcare sensor industry. Among his many spinout companies is one called Intelesens, which develops intelligent systems to monitor patients’ vital signs.

Danvantri is the name of the Hindu god of medicine and physician to the gods.

For Eugene Chan, the leader of team DMI, the journey toward rapid, portable point-of-care diagnostics began even before the announcement of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE.

Final Frontier Medical Devices was formed specifically for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE by Basil Harris.

The seed of team SCANurse germinated when leader Anil Vaidya heard the announcement of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE.

Diagnosing coronary artery disease is not easy with current tools – especially in women – but a new blood test may be safer, easier and more reliable.

Microchip technology can detect very low quantities of lung cancer biomarkers in breath – and may offer a new noninvasive screening option