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ams, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, is now providing its latest sensor technology to the German medical technology startup, midge medical. The Berlin-based medical company is using these sensors to develop a disruptive technology for science-backed rapid genetic and blood testing in a home and professional healthcare environment at a lower cost.

midge medical’s current focus is on developing a pocket-sized COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic test device. Test results can be read-out using a smartphone in as little as 15 minutes. ams and midge medical’s collaboration aims to provide a technology with the potential to move the current market forward.

A specifically developed sensor system based on the ams AS7341L spectral sensor solution allows spectrally resolved read out of amplified COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus particles, strengthening ams’ position in delivering high-quality consumer health diagnostics.

Helping Fight the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic

The current COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) crisis has made it clear: experts suggest there is an urgent need for frequent high-quality testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic people to manage the current pandemic and future crises. The new test addresses the unmet need of frequent, affordable, rapid and mass testing during the pandemic.

A Promising Cooperation

The unique diagnostic vision of midge medical, in combination with ams’ highly-performant and sensitive spectral sensors, has resulted in a miniaturized readout at a fraction of the cost of currently available systems, enabling decentralized testing at home and in professional healthcare environments. The midge smartphone app delivers instant results that can be displayed on any authorized smartphone.

Click here to view detailed specifications of the ams AS7341L spectral sensor.