Developing novel biomarker based test for Rapid diagnosis of Malaria infection as better alternate to current approaches
Implementing Organization
BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Telangana
Innovator Details
Innovator
Prof. Vishal Saxena
Co-Developer / Co-Innovator
Dr. Sanjay K. Kochar, Professor, Dept. of Medicine, S. P. Medical College, Bikaner, &
Incharge, Malaria Centre, P. B. M. Hospital, Bikaner, Rajasthan
About
The current malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), targeting proteins like LDH, HRP2, Aldolase, and GluDH, have limitations in sensitivity and accuracy. With only two-thirds of reported malaria cases receiving confirmatory tests, there is a critical need for new RDTs. These new tests could utilize novel uncharacterized proteins from the malaria parasite or infected RBCs, offering improved sensitivity, accuracy, robustness, and affordability.
BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Telangana
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