Innovative Capture & Release Technology for Bacteria & Fungi
Helping healthcare teams decide if patients require antibiotics.
Our Technology
Our Technology
Solving the problem.
There is no technology that can disclose what type of organism is causing an infection that can be used by a non-trained person, outside of a laboratory that doesn’t require expensive instrumentation. Our portable swabs are cost effective and can be used across the healthcare and other sectors.
We will disclose what organisms are causing the infection to assist clinicians and medical teams from determining the best course of action. By sampling ill patients when they present with unknown potential infections prescribers will be better informed about how to proceed – avoiding misprescribing the wrong type of antibiotic or unnecessarily prescribing when it’s not needed. This is vital for antibiotic stewardship across the healthcare sector.
Concentrate Samples
We can selectively remove one type of organism from solution and hold it for rapid testing.
Break up Biofilms
Many bacteria hide themselves from detection or treatment by forming protective biofilms which we can break up.
Identify & Report
No need for sending samples to an external laboratory, get the answer within 1 hour.
Molecular Titans Team
We are the Polymer Biomaterials Laboratories Group who are a collection of people who work at the University of Bradford. However since engaging with ICURe we have formed Molecular Titans working group for the people developing this technology.
Tom Swift
Entrepreneurial Lead
Steven Rimmer
Principle Scientific Advisor
Russell Hodgetts
Technology Transfer Officer
Marc Daigneault
Business Advisor
This technology is sponsored as part of the Innovate UK ICURe Explore program from technology owned by the University of Bradford.
