Holomic, ThyroMetrix team up for ‘smartphone lab’

Holomic LLC, the mobile health company founded by UCLA professor Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, has partnered with clinical thyroid testing company ThyroMetrix USA Inc. of Williamsburg, Va., to boost products from both companies: The Holomic Rapid Diagnostic Reader (HRDR-200) for smartphones now works in sync with ThyroTest, a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test available in the US and Canada from ThyroMetrix. Point-of-care offices now will be able to offer instant, low-cost, in-office lab results normally performed and billed by off-premise lab services. ThyroTest is an FDA-regulated and CLIA-waived rapid immunoassay test that enables in-office thyroid diagnosis using a single drop of blood on a small test card. When coupled with the new HRDR-200, the result is an inexpensive, robust and very portable TSH-testing “smartphone lab.”