This article covers a rapid, 10 minute, Nabs test kit very similar to Immunopass (and what appears to be in direct competition with Immunopass), but which differs in a few important ways:
First, the company is based in Singapore, not in the US, and although it is backed by MIT, Immunopass is backed by ASU and some very highly respected physicians and elite doctorates located here, in the United States. Location, in itself, is a huge game changer, and brings me to my next point:
Second, and related to supply chain issues, AXIM has made it very clear that ALL of its Immunopass "ingredients" are made here, in the United States. In other words, when it comes to mass production, NOTHING used in the production of Immunopass test kits will be sitting in a container on a cargo ship stuck just outside port for weeks....
And third,
The developed test is simple to administer, non-invasive, and offers quick results. To perform the test, a user mixes a drop of fingertip blood with the reaction solutions and places it on a paper strip, before inserting it into a portable reader device that will detect the NAb signals and reflect the results. This test offers up to 93 percent accuracy, higher than similar lab-based methods currently being used.
- Immunopass doesn't need you to "mix" your drop of blood with any kind of a reagent, just put the drop of blood in a test well.
- Immunopass doesn't require the at home user to use an (expensive?) reader in order to get a result
- Immunopass is just as accurate, but doesn't need to be compared with lab-based methods, since it is so simple to use, and can give relevant results in the comfort of your own home (think First-in-Class).
In my 35+ years of business, I always loved competition, especially competition that introduced people to the product that I too was offering, but in the long run, didn't compare to the service I gave or the way I made the product available. I considered those competitors "free advertising" - creating the knowledge of the product, the need and demand for the product, and then underperforming in such a way as to drive customers to my doorstep.
And when those customers did show up on my doorstep, my coworkers were instructed to always tell them to "not waste your time with the competition and to instead come here first."
THAT is why I am here on the AXIM board and why I am here with AXIM. Time and again I see Johnny H, AXIM, and Empowered doing exactly what I would do, step by step, but without the need for me to invest millions of dollars (at a time in my life when I don't have the resources to do so), but for which I can be a small part of what I believe will be a monumental and life changing success.