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Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator

Amy Smith Sarah Bird 12 September 2006. Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator. Incubator Overview. Keeps things warm Does not require electricity Thermally charged in water bath or by solar heating Portable Affordable 24 hour incubator ~ $100

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Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator

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  1. Amy Smith Sarah Bird 12 September 2006 Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator

  2. Incubator Overview • Keeps things warm • Does not require electricity • Thermally charged in water bath or bysolar heating • Portable • Affordable • 24 hour incubator ~ $100 • Incubates at one temperature only

  3. How It Works… • Utilizes the latent heat of fusion of a phase change material

  4. Incubator History • Invented in the early 1990’s by Amy Smith as part of a vaccine project. • In late 1990’s, began using the incubator for water quality testing in Uganda, Nicaragua and Nepal. • Further developed the incubator and won the BF Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Competition in 1999 • Current “final” design has been in use since 2003.

  5. Applications • Microbiology • Water quality testing • Incubation of samples during transport • Remote / resource-poor clinics • Packaging • Infant care • Other...

  6. Potential Industries: Microbiology • International organizations • Governments • water • health • Hospitals, clinics, district laboratories • Universities • Clinical researchers • Non-governmental organizations • Community-based organizations

  7. Landscape • Traditional competition • Laboratory equipment manufacturers • Becton, Dickinson and Company • 3M, Hach, Millipore, Delagua ... • Phase-change specialists • Non traditional competition (partners?) • Non-profit groups involved in public health • One Health, IDE, AQUATEST

  8. Status • State of technology • “Ready” • Further tailor product design, branding, refine manufacturing process, etc... • Intellectual Property • No patent available in current state • Potential for further manufacturing advancements which could be protected • Necessary?

  9. Current Outreach • People involved with the development of the incubator • Amy Smith • Sarah Bird • Collaborators • IRD/AKU/JHU • CDC • IDE • MIT – Susan Murcott, D-Lab, PSC Fellows • Dartmouth, DIT, Fort Lewis College

  10. Short term goals • Branding / Marketing • Short term / long term manufacturing strategy • Fund raising for next stage research ($50K by Dec) • Commercialization strategy

  11. Skills • Marketing / Sales • Manufacturing • Supply Chain • Developing country experience • Health / Microbiology / Lab work • Fund raising (non-profit and for-profit)

  12. Expectations • Commitment to ethos of the project and the team • Creativity • Develop a relationship with us • Hard work and fun

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