Really interesting summary, thanks for sharing. Whilst not an expert, I’ve done some work in past with diagnostics in developing countries in Africa.
It’s common for manufacturers to make big claims about their technology, but what’s crucial is having independent evaluation/certification from regulators.
In the case of snake bites, I would imagine its tricky to prove the test works. Not easy to find snakebite victims in time.
I had a look at the venomaid website and didn’t see anything about whether they had approval for their tests. That can take a long time.
Happy to collaborate on this and ask around the diagnostics people I know if interested?
Really interesting summary, thanks for sharing. Whilst not an expert, I’ve done some work in past with diagnostics in developing countries in Africa.
It’s common for manufacturers to make big claims about their technology, but what’s crucial is having independent evaluation/certification from regulators.
In the case of snake bites, I would imagine its tricky to prove the test works. Not easy to find snakebite victims in time.
I had a look at the venomaid website and didn’t see anything about whether they had approval for their tests. That can take a long time.
Happy to collaborate on this and ask around the diagnostics people I know if interested?