SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Simple Point Of Care White Blood Cell Count Test
Award amount
$123,528Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- PORTASCIENCE, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- ZXCSCL58LRB3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Development of a fingerstick White Blood
Cell (WBC) assay method using disposable test strips is proposed. The method
will estimate the WBC count in minutes using an inexpensive palm size
reflectometer. Preliminary data obtained with hand-assembled prototypes has
demonstrated the potential of the proposed method. A simple point-of-care (POC)
method for WBC can provide cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, as well as
AIDS patients undergoing Doxil therapy, a highly portable means for WBC
monitoring. We propose developing a simple device that will assay WBC in whole
blood and will be as accurate as commercial cell counting instruments.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Development of a Point-Of-Care Test for Determining Bilirubin in Whole Blood
- Development of a Point-Of-Care Test for Determining Bilirubin in Whole Blood
- Test Strip for Point-Of-Care Monitoring of Serum/Whole Blood Lithium Levels
- A Rapid and Sensitive Test for Gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- An In-Line Test for the Colorimetric Determination of Somatic Cell Count
Research funding history
15 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2010). Reported award amounts total $4,623,004. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture