The Wearable Aptalyzer patch gathers and sends information about markers in the fluid to a smartphone or other device, creating an ongoing record of real-time biomarker patterns, currently only available through blood tests and lab work.
President David Farrar talks to Leyla Soleymani, McMaster’s Associate Vice-President, Research (Commercialization and Entrepreneurship) about her entrepreneurship journey, and how faculty, staff and students can translate their research into real-world impact.
The low-cost test is portable and easy to use in the field, providing results in less than an hour and making early warning surveillance of infectious diseases more accessible to remote communities.