C-THAN: A new research center for the development of point-of-care technology for HIV/AIDS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-6615a, Sally M. McFalla b c, Mamoudou Maïgaa b c d, Matthew R. Glucksberga b c, Kara M. Palamountaina b e, Chad J. Achenbacha f, Robert L. Murphyb c f
- aNorthwestern University
- bCenter for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- cDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- dUniversity of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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Abstract
The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN) is a partner in the Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN) of the National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. POCTRN's mission is to drive the development of appropriate point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies through collaboration that merges scientific and technological capabilities with clinical need. C-THAN develops POC technologies for improved management of HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. C-THAN incorporates clinical and user needs with technology expertise and resources to address commercialization and implementation barriers through: 1) assessment of unmet clinical needs in POC testing for HIV/AIDS and its comorbidities; 2) collaborations with physicians, researchers and engineers; 3) development of technical, clinical, industrial and regulatory partnerships; 4) clinical testing of prototype devices; and 5) creation of training opportunities for technology developers, evaluators, and other stakeholders. Technologies supported include tests for detection and monitoring of HIV/AIDS and its common comorbidities including tuberculosis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, viral hepatitis and HIV-related malignancies. CTHAN relies on collaborations established by Northwestern University in Nigeria, South Africa, Mali and Tanzania, to have impact on the prevention and clinical management of HIV/AIDS.
TL;DRC-THAN develops POC technologies for improved management of HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and relies on collaborations established by Northwestern University in Nigeria, South Africa, Mali and Tanzania to have impact on the prevention and clinical management ofAIDS. (Semantic Scholar)