Halifax’s Alentic Microscience, whose handheld diagnostic device is being used in the International Space Station, is raising capital to adapt its product to help with the fight against COVID-19.
Alentic Microscience has developed a new imaging device that instantly reads patients’ results at the point of care, using only a drop of blood, without the need for bulky microscopes and lab equipment. The company gained attention two years ago when the Canadian Space Agency chose its device to monitor astronauts’ immune systems in real time aboard the space station.
Since then, the company has