
We believe in our passion to improve quality of life through innovation in laboratory diagnostics
Founders
Biggest and oldest Czech university
- Established in 1348 by Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV
- 17 faculties in 3 cities
- 50,918 students (6,710 Ph.D. students)
- 8,634 employees (3,971 academic workers, 1,099 researchers)
Network of modern, diagnostic laboratories
- Clinical biochemistry, hematology, clinical immunology and serology, clinical microbiology, medical genetics
Investment and consultancy company
- Management and marketing company
- Vast experience in the field of bio-tech, healthcare and molecular diagnostics
Highlights and publications
Putting Rapid Clinical Results into the Hands of Patients
The timely and accurate diagnosis of disease is necessary for treatments that maximize the patients’ survival and quality of life. For this, an ever-growing number of disease-related biomarkers is monitored, usually with expensive instruments. These tests may not be accessible at routine doctor’s appointments or even in emergency situations, as samples need to be sent […]
Major Breakthrough in the Fight Against AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, better known under the abbreviation AIDS, represents a spectrum of medical conditions caused by an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is primarily transmitted via unprotected sex and contaminated hypodermic needles and targets white blood cells causing a gradual shutdown of host’s immune system. Such immunocompromised person is susceptible to […]
Saving Lives Months Ahead: Prediction of Risk of Pregnancy Complications
Complications in pregnancy affect 5 to 10% of women and can not only threaten the life or health of the mother and her child, but also cause irreversible changes in their metabolism and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. However, current methods can only predict them with very limited success, based on the mother’s medical history, i.e., […]
Novel NGS Assay: Making Myeloma Detection and Monitoring Accessible for any Laboratory in the World
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell disorder. It is a malignant disease caused by uncontrolled clonal proliferation of these cells in the bone marrow, leading to serious bone destruction.The disease develops in a very creeping manner and is detected at an early stage only by random examination. Major symptoms of the disease such as bone […]
Enhancing Clinical Diagnostics with Smart Nanostructures
Using smart nanostructures in clinical diagnostics is a joint project between us and IQS nano. IQS nano is a company developing smart technologies which are used in diverse fields such as lighting, biomedical devices or microchips. We believe that this collaboration is a huge step towards routine point-of-care diagnostics. Smart ready-to-use devices might be used […]
Simplifying the Lab Flow in Molecular Diagnostics
We are bringing the simplicity to the diagnostic lab. Analysis of genetic material is one of the key tools used in routine clinical diagnostics. The first essential step of such analyses involves extraction of nucleic acids from a given source material. Commonly available kits used for this purpose are usually limited to extraction from just […]