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BiosparQ, a paradigm shift in medical microbiologyGerold de Valk, Dec 13th 2012
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Introducing BiosparQ BV
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• TNO spin-off company, 2009 (Leiden Bio Science Park)• 3 staff (applied physics, high tech equipment)• 6 M€ series A funding, 2012 (Dutch informal investor)
Our vision
• A paradigm shift in medical microbiology
Better and safer patient careMuch lower cost
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Intake Diagnosis Treatment After care
Microbiology in 2009
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Sample collection
Pure culture Analysis
Microbiology in 2012
Sample collection
Pure culture Analysis
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Microbiology paradigm shift
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Sample collection Analysis
Requirements
• Faster (minutes instead of hours/days)• Better (polymicrobial infections, quantitative data) • Fieldable (no laboratory infrastructure needed)• Affordable• Easy to use
Radical innovation, shaping a new future for medical microbiology
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How?
Single cell MALDI TOF mass spectrometry
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Development status
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Thank you