Abbott Receives FDA Clearance for Whole Blood Rapid Test to Help with Assessment of Concussion at the Patient’s Bedside

  • The test, run on Abbott’s portable i-STAT® Alinity® instrument, uses whole blood to help evaluate patients with a suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion
  • The test produces lab-quality results in 15 minutes
  • Clinicians are now able to get a result at the patient’s bedside, making the test accessible at urgent care clinics and other healthcare settings outside the hospital emergency room
  • The test can be used to help evaluate patients up to 24 hours after injury

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What is OTEF?

You’ve probably heard of AZAdvances, but do you know about OTEF?   The Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF) is the the 501c3 public charity that houses AZAdvances. Continue reading

C-Path Launches Clinical Trial Simulator for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research

TUCSON, Ariz., March 28, 2024 — Critical Path Institute’s (C-Path) Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium (D-RSC) is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking model-based Clinical Trial Simulator (CTS), specifically designed to improve design of efficacy studies for potential therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This pioneering Drug Development Tool is set to positively impact the medical research community by significantly optimizing clinical trial design.Continue reading