Avalun is an innovative medical devices company founded in 2013. The goal of the company is to create healthcare devices to improve patient’s life here and now. Avalun has focused its efforts on developing LabPad®, a connected Handy Lab designed to address the needs for multi-parametric near-patient testing.
Normally, a blood test requires the patient having to experience a painful prick to draw blood. In addition, getting the test results takes at least 10 to 12 hours after blood is removed. This delay in time can be critical for some patients waiting to start the right treatment. The LabPad medical device is the answer.
The challenge was to create a small portable device, enabling a wide range of tests and providing real-time results:
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