Lokesh Guglani, MD is a Cystic Fibrosis Clinician Researcher at Emory University.  His research focus is various aspects of cystic fibrosis, including the invention of a novel medical device with help from Dr. Yeo.

W. Hong Yeo, PhD is a Peterson Professor in Pediatric Research of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research focuses on integration of hard and soft materials for the development of biomedical systems.  He is the founder of two startup companies:  Huxley Medical, Inc and WisMedical, Inc.

What you need to know for the 2026 ACME POCT project solicitation!

Learn what ACME POCT service teams can do for your potential microsystem technology.

Learn about ACME POCT Services

In this GLUE we share the services and expertise that ACME POCT provides to entrepreneurs, engineers, clinicians, and others interested in the invention, development, testing, and/or refinement of devices geared toward addressing unmet clinical needs within the areas of 1) Technology; 2) Clinical; 3) Regulatory; and 4) Market/Business. These services are the centerpiece of our call for applications providing opportunities for direct linkage and partnership with ACME to assist microsystems technology based devices in their success. (2/27/2024)

Cybersecurity:  What diagnostic device developers need to know

Trevor Lewis, PhD of Georgia Tech Research Institute is a Principal Research Scientist and Offensive Cybersecurity Engineer.  This session shared how hackers think, what makes your device vulnerable, and what steps you can take to protect your device.

Arben Merkoçi, PhD is currently ICREA Professor and director of the Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group at Institut Català de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), a BIST center situated at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) campus. Prof. Merkoçi’s research is focused on the design and application of cutting-edge nanotechnology and nanoscience-based biosensors with interest for diagnostics and he shares his insights with ACME POCT in this lecture. (1/10/2024)

Scott Ferguson, PhD is CEO of Aptitude Medical Systems. Aptitude’s lead product, Metrix™ COVID-19 Test, is the first FDA-authorized molecular diagnostic test to work with saliva or swab samples for at-home and over-the-counter use without physician supervision. Aptitude created a simple, accurate, and easy-to-use diagnostic platform that fits in the palm of the hand and allows anyone to run a complex lab-quality PCR test in their own hands in minutes. (9/19/2023)

Michael Mina, MD, PhD is an Epidemiologist, Immunologist and Clinical Pathologist, and is Chief Science Officer at eMed. Prior to eMed.  Dr. Mina has been at the forefront of the COVID pandemic, both in the development of new approaches to testing for public health and immunity-based surveillance and serving as an advisor at all levels of federal, state and international governments. (3/2/2023)

Navigating a medical device through the FDA’s regulatory maze can be a daunting affair…To shed light on the process Cathy Cambria and Erika Tyburski demonstrate the steps through a mock innovative COVID-19 assay, from both the point of view of the innovator and a regulatory agency. They touch on the many regulatory considerations necessary for getting truly innovative and novel technologies to market (4/28/2023).

Ultrasound imaging is being revolutionized by dramatic miniaturization through convergence of novel transducer technologies and integrated electronics. Speaker Levent Degertekin, PhD's current research focuses on microscale devices and integrated systems for ultrasound based medical imaging/therapy and magnetic resonance imaging. (2/24/2023)

Learn about new technologies currently being developed by GA Tech engineers followed by discussion about potential new clinical applications. We envision uses applicable to a wide variety of disciplines including cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, orthopedics, rheumatology, nephrology, urology, and ENT. Speakers: Farrokh Ayazi, Ph.D. and W. Hong Yeo, PhD. (9/16/2022)

What key ingredients, other than luck, do you need to mix together to make a Biomedical Startup a delicious success? Dr. Lee Herron shares his chef’s secrets on identifying what makes a company interesting to the Georgia Research Alliance; who you need on your team, how to test your prototypes, and what to consider when seeking funding for your venture (4/19/2022)

Presented by: Mark A. Griffiths, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Associate Medical Director, Hughes Spalding Emergency Dept, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (12/10/2021)

A seasoned entrepreneur on best practices and lessons learned in developing point-of-care devices. Presented by Ingo Chakravarty, VP/GM Rapid Diagnostics Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific (10/19/2021)

Presented by John D. Roback, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Roback serves as Director of Emory's Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapy (8/20/2021)

Presented by Sarah Farmer, Director of Testing and Evaluation at Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) and Managing Director of HomeLab , and Amanda Peagler, a research scientist at CACP at Georgia Tech. Presentation slides can be found here (3/5/2021)

Join us to hear about how COVID 19 tests are chosen, how they’re used, and how clarity can be drawn from confusion. Presented by Bevery Rogers, Mark Gonzalaz, Robert Jerris (11/20/2020)

Presented by Wilbur Lam, Greg Martin, Oliver Brand, Erika Tyburski, Stacy Heilman (5/14/2020)

Presented by Teresa Wilson, DHHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, David J. Kim, MD, DigiTx Partners, and Rosemary Gammon, PAHM, Principal Consultant at Sage Healthcare Consultants, LLC (2/24/2020)