PixCell Medical, innovator of rapid haematology testing solutions at the point-of-care, has been awarded a grant by the International Health-Tech Pilot Program.
PixCell will utilise this grant to develop and validate additional applications for its HemoScreen haematology analyser.
The International Health-Tech Pilot Program is an alliance between the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and hospitals in the U.S. and Europe, providing financial support to selected start-ups and access to resources and expertise from a clinical project partner to test, validate and/or further develop their medical innovations. The program aims to increase the availability of new medical technologies, improving global patient care through international collaboration. PixCell Medical has been chosen to cooperate with Charité Krankenhaus, a university hospital, and the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH).
Prof. Christopher Baum, chairman of the BIH board of directors and head of Charité's translational research department, said: “The partnership between Charité, BIH and the Israel Innovation Authority represents an important milestone, paving the way for companies to further develop their innovative medical ideas. At the same time, the winning projects, including PixCell’s HemoScreen, have the potential to significantly improve patient medical care on a global scale."
PixCell Medical provides healthcare systems with the only five-part CBC solution that is FDA-cleared for point-of-care use - the HemoScreen. The platform delivers lab-accurate diagnostic information from a single finger-prick of blood within five minutes, allowing healthcare professionals to make accurate, timely and, at times, life-saving treatment decisions supported by real-time data.
With over 70 companies vying for the grant during the first round of proposals, Pixcell Medical was one of just four Israeli start-ups to receive funding. The joint research initiative will be supervised by Prof. Dr. Lars Bullinger, Prof. Anne Flörcken, and Dr. Friedrich Wittenbecher at the Department of Haematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology at Charité CVK.
Dr. Avishay Bransky, co-founder and CEO of PixCell Medical, said: “PixCell has transformed routine blood testing by combining novel microfluidics, machine learning and AI into a point-of-care instrument that anyone can operate. Our breakthrough technology is allowing lab-grade testing to become independent from central laboratories and highly skilled experts, putting data in the hands of the medical staff who need it most, when they need it and where they need it. We look forward to using this unique project to enhance the clinical value of our solution in cooperation with one of the world’s leading medical institutions.”
