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Amy Smith Sarah Bird 12 September 2006. Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator. Incubator Overview. Keeps things warm Does not require electricity Thermally charged in water bath or by solar heating Portable Affordable 24 hour incubator ~ $100 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Commercialization of the Phase Change Incubator
Amy SmithSarah Bird
12 September 2006
Incubator Overview
• Keeps things warm• Does not require electricity– Thermally charged in water bath or by
solar heating• Portable • Affordable– 24 hour incubator ~ $100
• Incubates at one temperature only
How It Works…• Utilizes the latent heat of fusion of a phase
change material
Incubator History• Invented in the early 1990’s by Amy Smith as
part of a vaccine project.• In late 1990’s, began using the incubator for
water quality testing in Uganda, Nicaragua and Nepal.
• Further developed the incubator and won the BF Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Competition in 1999
• Current “final” design has been in use since 2003.
Applications
• Microbiology– Water quality testing– Incubation of samples during transport– Remote / resource-poor clinics
• Packaging• Infant care• Other...
Potential Industries: Microbiology• International organizations• Governments– water– health
• Hospitals, clinics, district laboratories • Universities• Clinical researchers• Non-governmental organizations• Community-based organizations
Landscape• Traditional competition– Laboratory equipment manufacturers • Becton, Dickinson and Company • 3M, Hach, Millipore, Delagua ...
– Phase-change specialists
• Non traditional competition (partners?)– Non-profit groups involved in public health• One Health, IDE, AQUATEST
Status
• State of technology– “Ready”– Further tailor product design, branding,
refine manufacturing process, etc...
• Intellectual Property– No patent available in current state– Potential for further manufacturing
advancements which could be protected – Necessary?
Current Outreach• People involved with the development of the
incubator– Amy Smith– Sarah Bird
• Collaborators– IRD/AKU/JHU– CDC – IDE– MIT – Susan Murcott, D-Lab, PSC Fellows– Dartmouth, DIT, Fort Lewis College
Short term goals
• Branding / Marketing• Short term / long term manufacturing
strategy• Fund raising for next stage research
($50K by Dec)• Commercialization strategy
Skills• Marketing / Sales• Manufacturing• Supply Chain • Developing country experience• Health / Microbiology / Lab work• Fund raising (non-profit and for-profit)
Expectations
• Commitment to ethos of the project and the team
• Creativity• Develop a relationship with us• Hard work and fun