Our Mission

We believe in a distributed testing platform for the present and the future.

We believe that answers to critical questions should be delivered swiftly. We’re contributing to building a future where technology has no barriers to making a positive impact on people and things when they matter most.

2022

Latest publication in Nature Biomedical Engineering demonstrated field testing for the Zika virus using the portable reader. - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy News: Field-based patient trial for cell-free Zika testing delivers highly accurate results

2021

A technology inspired by the Zika virus crisis is now helping the world cope with COVID-19—and prepare for future pandemics. - U of T News: This is the place to scale up virus testing.

March 2021

The first versions of the device, dubbed PLUM, were deployed to remote Latin American communities to tackle the threat of Zika virus. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the company quickly expanded their platform to diagnose SARS-CoV-2. -U of T News: Six startups working on COVID-19 innovations

August 2020

Theranos threw quite the wrench into Silicon Valley’s dreams of miniaturizing labs into desktop solutions, but COVID-19 has brought a renewed push to realize the vision of a device that can bring reliable testing into new environments.-TechCrunch: Our 12 favorite startups from y combinators S20 demo day part-2

Feburary 2020

Five early-stage startups take home a total of $300K as Velocity unveils its 2nd pre-seed investment fund. LSK Technologies (LSK), a health tech startup from Toronto that is aiming to decentralize healthcare diagnostic testing, earned a total of $100,000. -Velocity: A 50% jump: Five early-stage startups take home a total of $300K as Velocity unveils its 2nd pre-seed investment fund