Among the 14 finalists at TechCrunch’s Disrupt London, three are focused on international challenges in healthcare. Along with the other startups, they are competing for $50,000 and the winner of the European Disrupt Cup.
They include the Disease Diagnostic Group, which has offices in Cambridge and Cleveland and which is showcasing its Rapid Assessment of Malaria device. The device, according to the company “utilizes magneto-optical technology to provide accurate malaria diagnosis in less than 60 seconds.” It promises to do so at one-tenth of the cost and 100 times the detection level of current solutions.
The device was developed by Brian Grimberg at Case Western University and company founder John Lewandowski, who studied engineering and management at MIT.
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CareZapp is another, which is looking to improve home care for elderly persons by using mobile technology. Co-Founder and CEO Andrew MacFarlane lists three main pieces to its approach. First, it offers a private social network in which caregivers can collaborate. Second, it includes a framework for apps that can help with home care. And third is providing a network of local service providers. CareZap, whose founders previously worked together in the Louth Living Lab, will soon partner with Irish home care company myhomecare.ie.
The third company is Oscadi, which has developed medical hardware that enables clinicians to perform ultrasounds by plugging the devide into an iPad. Ultrasounds, according to the company, are not easy to come by for much fo the worlds, with 60 percent of the global population not having access.
The device, called Oscult, was developed by Olivier Sautron and Thierry Payet. They intend to eventually market the equipment to developing countries and organizations like Doctors Without Borders, but it could also be used in emergency situations. The hardware retails for $15,000 — about one-third of a traditional ultrasound diagnostics machine.
