ODx Innovations
Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing.
Working for ODx Innovations
The Challenge
A major challenge facing modern medicine is how to quickly and accurately establish which antibiotic will be most effective at treating an infection before the patient’s condition deteriorates over time.
Innovation is bounding forward in healthcare. However, diagnosis of UTIs still depends on paper dipsticks, inconclusive results, subjective observation of clinical symptoms and laboratory culture and sensitivity testing that requires time to process.
It is estimated that over 150 million worldwide people suffer a UTI each year, and they are a growing cause of mortality. There is a significant increase in UTIs developing into the more serious urosepsis if treatment isn’t timely or effective. Sepsis is a serious condition and is responsible for over 11 million deaths worldwide - the elderly and young people are disproportionately affected.
Combatting antibiotic resistance head-on
ODx is a medical technology company based in Inverness. They are relentlessly focused on transforming the speed at which antibiotic sensitivity tests are performed on patients with Urinary Tract Infections (UTI).
They aim to bring this ground-breaking microbiological technology to patients so that diagnosis and treatment can be delivered on the day that counts.
Their dedicated teams of specialist microbiologists, engineers and laboratory technicians are supported by partners and experts in medical technology and diagnostics from across the world.
After a UTI has been clinically diagnosed and antibiotic treatment has been chosen as being appropriate, our technology aims to detect bacterial growth and provide antibiotic sensitivities of the isolated pathogen. The critical choice of what to prescribe is available within minutes, rather than days.
To eliminate UTI suffering
ODx Point of Care technology supports rapid decision making by providing answers to the question “what’s the most suitable antibiotic?”
The team's mission is to reduce antimicrobial resistance and eliminate UTI suffering by streamlining antibiotic susceptibility testing to quickly provide prescribers with the answers they need to prescribe safely and effectively.
Join them on their mission
Join a rapidly growing medical device organisation with roles in the thriving life sciences community in Inverness.