# Rapid User Friendly POC Diagnostic for HSV

> **NIH NIH R43** · MICROGEN, LLC · 2020 · $189,631

## Abstract

Project Summary
There is an urgent need for a point-of-care (POC) test to detect HSV that could be used to identify at-risk patients,
in particular neonatal patients. A rapid, point-of-care (POC) test that could detect HSV infections would: (1) allow
for immediate counseling and additional specimen collection for confirmatory testing, and (2) avoid having to
create new laboratory infrastructure for widespread biospecimen testing. We propose develop a POC test for
rapid screening of HSV in clinical specimens. This technology will also result in a significant cost reduction as
compared to hospital and clinical pathology laboratory tests. The goal of this project is to develop an inexpensive
and rapid (<30 min from specimen to result) screening assay for HSV infections.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10005820
- **Project number:** 1R43AI152629-01
- **Recipient organization:** MICROGEN, LLC
- **Principal Investigator:** Raymond Preston Stowe
- **Activity code:** R43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $189,631
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-05-11 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10005820

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10005820, Rapid User Friendly POC Diagnostic for HSV (1R43AI152629-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10005820. Licensed CC0.

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