This collaboration will focus on the study of antigens from various pathogens, and successful identification of the most immunoreactive antigen. This information will then be used to develop a rapid test for the efficient detection of pathogen-antigens in biofluids (such as serum, urine or other biofluids) using Bluejay’s FDA-Cleared platform technology, which combines immunochromatography and laminar flow using proprietary materials and design.
“We are confident this collaboration will allow the Navy and Bluejay to pursue not only the development of Lyme disease tests, but also for other infectious diseases,” said Neil Dey, Chief Executive Officer for Bluejay Diagnostics. “We look forward to working with the Navy on this project.
The two-year agreement between the Navy and Bluejay Diagnostics will be completed in four phases to identify the most pertinent antigen, confirm sensitivity and specificity, generate specific high-efficient antibodies, and provide a proof-of-concept test on the platform technology.
About Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc.
Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets easy-to-use, point-of-care medical diagnostics tests. The company offers multiple FDA-Cleared non-invasive, affordable products, including the Allereye® Tear Total IgE Test used to aid in the diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis, and a urine-based HIV-1 screening test and a HIV-1 confirmatory test. Bluejay, headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, continues to leverage its innovate, proprietary platform to develop new products for underserved diagnostic markets.