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The state of the art in Point-of-Care in vitro diagnostics

When considering the uses and appropriateness of various IVD methods and platforms at POC, the development process typically follows a well-trodden path: select a therapeutic or diagnostic target, identify biomarkers with clinical relevance, followed by development of a testing method. After more validation testing, that process and method drive the selection and design of the testing platform, perhaps as a lab-on-a-chip (LOC), a microelectromechanical system (MEMS), lateral flow or similar device for POC use.