the microsampling blog / Pediatrics

Some young patients are subjected to a lot of blood tests. A solution to lowering the fear factor for these kids is Mitra® at-home blood collection kits. This patient-centered approach …

Close monitoring of patients is essential after a kidney transplant to ensure the body is not rejecting its new organ. Kidney transplant patients typically receive therapeutic drugs post-transplant to help …

When Fasha Mahjoor launched Neoteryx, he planned to change the way dried capillary blood is collected, to become the most significant blood microsampling innovator in the modern marketplace. In that, …

Pediatric clinical trials aim at boosting public health by ensuring safety in child medications. Clinical trials involving children pose challenges distinct from those focused on adults. Approximately 40% of the …

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute is at the forefront of important research using Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling (VAMS®) technology and Mitra® microsampling devices in low-resourced regions. Recently, it tested …

Venipuncture is painful. It's frightening. When you're performing research with vulnerable patient populations, it can pose a significant impediment to recruiting and retaining study volunteers. Traditional blood draws are particularly …