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PointCare Technologies
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PointCare · Diagnostics for the People
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*Architects: Diagnostics_In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD)
*Architects: Infectious Disease _ HIV/AIDS & STDs
*Industry: Massachusetts
Industry: Nigeria
Industry: Senegal
Industry: South Africa
Industry: Uganda
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$1.8M for PointCare Technologies (2010)
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Designed specifically to eliminate the logistical challenges of low-resource settings, eliminates the hidden costs of cold-chain shipping and refrigerated storage.
Founded 2002
Marlborough, Massachusetts
PointCare makes lower-cost, multi-purpose medical devices that require less training to use than traditional technologies
PointCare Signs Agreement With Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics to Distribute and Provide Customer Support for the PointCare NOW(TM) System in the Southern and Eastern Regions of Africa (2010)
Provider of diagnostics technology designed for populations with HIV/AIDS in developing countries
Raised $1.8 million of a planned $3.5 million equity round of funding
Science & Environment | Mobile technology battles HIV (2009)
The FDA-cleared PointCare NOW system delivers in just eight minutes and in one easy report, 12 results critical to better disease management:
The system is easy to operate with minimal training, and fully automated, capped-tube sampling means that the operator is never exposed to contaminated blood.
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Siemens (NYSE: SI)