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MabLab’s improved drug and drink testing strips could make for safer streets and venues


For anyone who parties or goes out dancing, the risk of accidentally taking adulterated drugs is a real one. MabLab, presenting today on the Startup

MabLab, presenting today on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, has created a testing strip that detects the five most common and dangerous additives in minutes. The company’s innovation is “a mix of physical and chemical,” said Sparks: “There’s a zone specifically designed for each agent, and we’re using novel treatments and materials on the strip to allow capillary action to occur without incurring cross-reactivity.” It’s not just young folks — quick, specific drug purity testing could be helpful at veteran’s centers, homeless shelters, needle exchanges, and for emergency services like EMTs.

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