NASA iTech-Ignite the Night: Virtual Colorado Springs - iFirst Medical Technologies

iFirst Medical Technologies, a leader in handheld diagnostic devices, has begun rapid development of a nasal swab/blood tests for use with the handheld iFirst Analyzer™ to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.

The iFirst Analyzer is a handheld diagnostic device, with onboard chemistry and optical analytics. It features integrated GPS and wireless transmission of results to the iFirst Cloud™. This technology makes effective public health surveillance possible through real-time, automated reporting and mapping of outbreak hotspots - informing authorities and enabling better containment of the spread of an epidemic or a pandemic.