Mathieu Simeral, Pelham Keahey and Kristofer Schroder; Rice University (IMAGE)

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Mathieu Simeral, Pelham Keahey and Kristofer Schroder; Rice University

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Rice University students (from left) Mathieu Simeral, Pelham Keahey and Kristofer Schroder helped complete the first clinical study of BiliSpec, a low-cost, battery-powered reader designed to diagnose jaundice by immediately quantifying serum bilirubin levels from a small drop of whole blood. BiliSpec is one component of a 17-piece neonatal package called NEST, short for Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies, that is designed specifically for African hospitals by NEST360°, an international team of scientists, doctors and global health experts.

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