Event
Conference
Assessing Strategies to Improve the Market for Rapid Diagnostics for Bacterial Diseases
Materials
4_18_17_agenda.pdf (352.19 KB)4_18_17_bios.pdf (640.47 KB)
4_18_17_participant_list.pdf (257.89 KB)
4_18_17_discussion_guide.pdf (565.28 KB)
A number of factors diminish the success of rapid diagnostics for bacterial diseases, including technical challenges with developing devices that are rapid, sensitive, and specific; high costs of clinical trials; complexities of hospital adoption; and uncertain coverage and reimbursement. This meeting will explore some of the challenges associated with bringing a rapid diagnostic device for bacterial disease to market, and will identify steps that can be taken to improve the viability of these products.