POC Consumables: Bridging The Gap From Development To Commercialization

Today's POC consumables utilize increasingly smaller patient samples and reagent volumes which require precision channels for fluid movement and metering. With increasing complexity comes greater challenges of bringing the assay to a fully commercialized product.

Improving the value stream of a microfluidic POC device from development through commercialization includes:

• Integrating the formulation and handling of the chemistry into the manufacturing process
• Manufacturing order of operations
• Precision in molding and assembly of the various components
• Moving from benchtop to fully automated assemblies