MetaImmuneTech’s CELLYTICS_NK: Accelerating Immune System Diagnostics

MetaImmuneTech is a bio firm that a number of remedies for situations similar to weight problems or most cancers, however at CES 2024 the corporate is presenting its CELLYTICS_NK immunity analysis resolution. MetaImmuneTech has two fundamental enterprise actions with the primary being the Immune Practical Assays (testing service) and the second is the event of natural-based medicine and meals.

The CELLYTICS_NK immunity analysis resolution is designed to measure NK (Pure Killer) cell exercise in sufferers shortly and cost-efficiently. Pure Killer (NK) cells are a kind of lymphocyte, which is a white blood cell concerned within the immune system. NK cells play an important position within the physique’s protection towards viruses and most cancers.

Along with their direct cytotoxic exercise, NK cells additionally regulate different immune responses. They launch signalling molecules, similar to cytokines, that assist coordinate and modulate the immune system’s exercise. NK cells are a significant part of the physique’s protection mechanisms.

The necessity for such programs is rising as increasingly more sufferers obtain most cancers remedy primarily based on their immune system (immunotherapy), and the analysis supplies insights into NK cell exercise (or lack of it). Needless to say the NK cells “exercise stage” just isn’t associated to their “numbers.”

CELLYTICS_NK is predicated on a lens-free shadow imaging know-how. On the prime of the imaging system, an LED gentle illuminates a pattern. Beneath the pattern, a sensor captures the photographs of the pattern that incorporates cells.

MetaImmuneTech says its resolution permits the pattern to be processed inside two hours, whereas earlier options may need taken days as a substitute. When the information is prepared, the answer makes use of machine studying to research the captured photos and produce an evaluation (full blood rely, for instance). It’s fully automated, and no consultants or technicians are required, which suggests this might be completed on the level of care.

The enterprise mannequin is sort of easy: MetaImmuneTech desires to exhibit a transparent productiveness benefit to entice prospects. From there, units and consumable gross sales drive the {hardware} facet of the enterprise.

On the similar time, analytical providers, software program customizations/upgrades, analysis partnerships, and mental property licensing are the intangible points of the corporate. That’s spectacular for a corporation that was established solely in 2021.

Nonetheless, the last word benchmark for any medical/well being firm might be its social impression on medical outcomes, so let’s see what statistics MetaImmuneTech can present us within the close to future.