The 10 Most Innovative Digital Healthcare Solution Providers 2018

Biolumo’s Take on Effects of Technological
Advancements on Healthcare
Pacing through their Story
The idea of Biolumo came to them in 2016, from a phone
call. A friend, whose son had a bacterial infection, had
called them to ask for a solution to quickly determine the
right antibiotic for his son. Their research in-charge,
Marcin Pitek, now the CSO of the company, did not find
any existing answers to that question, but knew how to do
it. From that moment on, with the help of many mentors
and experts, the idea of Biolumo turned into a complete
concept. Featuring in a prestigious conference, Infoshare-
2017 was a breakthrough for them. Thereafter, they were
invited to the Start-up boot camp in Berlin and started
appearing in all the major conferences in Poland, like The
Chivas Venture and Impact’18. Recently, they were
honoured as one of the biggest innovators in Polish
MedTech by receiving Healthcare Leader’s Competition
award.
Developing a Radical Product and Future Aims
Biolumo is developing a device for quick antibiotic
resistance detection for healthcare as its core product. This
device is being designed from scratch to be implemented in
a mass, which means the hardware will not be that
sophisticated and hence, will be made in large quantities at
a low price. Along with being affordable for the GPs as well
as the patients, the device will be fast and easy to use. In the
next six months, they will enter into clinical validation by
testing the product on patients’ samples and comparing it
with antibiogram, the golden standard. Biolumo’s target is
to introduce the product to the market in two years. Next in
the pipeline, they have a tool for antibiotic resistance and
bacterial infection detection for vets and livestock breeders,
for which they have got the EU grant. This is estimated to
enter the market in four years.
Without easy access to new technologies, like the clouds
and servers, fast exchange of data, 3D printing, AI, and IoT,
digital healthcare solutions wouldn’t have been possible.
Jakub Wysocki, the CMO, talks about how the most
important change the technology can bring in healthcare is
to treat every patient individually. Different people with the
same infection react differently to the same antibiotic and
therefore, moving a step closer to the personalized
treatment will be a breakthrough in the healthcare sector.
Strategy against the Challenges
Wojciech Giżowski, the CTO & COO, talks about how
they keep the check of their competition, but the main
strategy is to continuously improve their technology. They
are well-informed about the changes in laws, procedures,
and so on, which helps them to stay up-to-date with the
emerging trends. Improving their solutions according to the
market needs helps Biolumo to stay ahead in the
competition. To better adapt to the changes, Biolumo is
thinking about implementing the TRIZ methodology, which
can be used to improve the competitiveness of their
technology.
A Word on the Future of Digital Healthcare Solutions
“With all the enhancements the technology has brought to
the world, medicine- the most important for our lives, is still
underdeveloped. But slowly the change is coming, with
quick diagnostic tools for viruses, cancer, cardiovascular
diseases, genetic diseases, and of course bacterial infection,
and that is the future,” says Olga. She further talks about
how with decrease in the number of doctors and healthcare
professionals, the diagnosis in the future will be outsourced
to the patients themselves, for which all the new MedTech
solutions should be easy to use, affordable and quick.
Biolumo is focused on delivering one such solution with the
development of their device.
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