NEWBORN SOLUTIONS

Newborn Solutions is a medical device startup that will enable non-invasive detection and monitoring of infections in serous body fluids, with an initial and primary focus on infant meningitis. Meningitis detection is challenging due to the unspecific signs associated to the infection, such as fever of unknown source, particularly in young infants and newborns with very little symptomatology. That’s why history and physical examination alone are often insufficient to confirm or exclude the diagnosis. Lumbar puncture to draw a sample of cerebrospinal fluid is an essential investigation, but difficult to perform and potentially hazardous for the sick child. Neosonics, the medical device we are developing, will be used to confirm accurate suspicion of meningitis and to provide a better care and management of neonatal and infant at risk or confirmed meningitis. Neosonics, is based on artificial intelligence algorithms to automatically count, at the push of a button, white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid directly below the infant fontanelle, a well-established diagnostic marker for infections.