Three IIT Bombay alumni develop health test kit that gives results in 30 seconds

Three alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have developed a smartphonebased health test kit using urine sample and claim that it gives results in 30 secondsSome public health centres PHCs in Maharashtras Nashik district have been using these kits for health tests a Zilla Parishad official saidAs part of the test a person has to dip a card supplied in the test kit in urine for a second click a photo of it on hisher phone using the Neodocs appThe photo gets uploaded on our cloud server where an algorithm uses computer vision to scan the card and gives results within 30 seconds claimed Manasvi Shah the strategic partnerships manager of NeoDocs the startup founded by former IITians Anurag Meena Nikunj Malpani and Pratik LodhaNeoDocs presented the urine test kit during an exhibition at the recently held Indian Science Congress in NagpurAlso readGadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stones for Rs 3670 cr highways in MaharashtraMalpani said it was during the COVID19 lockdown time that they realised the importance of the quantification of health and the value of diagnosticsThese test kits will help bring healthcare to every doorstep and reduce the overall cost for testing significantly no matter the socioeconomic background Meena saidAccording to Lodha they are further working on researching and developing instant test kits for various human biofluids blood vaginal discharge semen etcThey began their venture with five basic instant urine test kits catering to their customers in a personalised manner Nikunj saidApart from the wellness kit the company is also manufacturing chronic kidney disease and elderly test kits There is also a maternity care kit for women to be used throughout pregnancy he saidRegular screening allows one to dodge even the slightest chance of suffering from the risk factors associated with pregnancy he claimedMalpani said after winning the Maharashtra Startup Week Award in October 2022 they are collaborating with the Nashik Zilla Parishad by introducing smartphonebased tests at the PHCs in TrimbakNashik Zilla Parishad health officer Dr Harshal Nehete told PTI that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NeoDocs for using these instant test kits at their PHCs in Trimbak talukaWe have been using these instant tests at seven of our PHCs for antinatal care of mothers We are also using their UTI urinary tract infection test kits and wellness kits he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever