Smart Scope

An AI powered Phone Clip-on analytical microscope powered in the hand of every health worker

Microscopes are expensive and cumbersome. Medical analysis requires specialized skills. Medical samples need to be transported to locations where these facilities are available - this is difficult in many parts of the world.

We have developed a low cost high magnification Phone Clip-on microscope that is able to achieve the magnification required for a wide number of medical diagnostics.

We are currently working on analyzing skin cancer using Deep Learning which is now out-performing most dermatologists in its accuracy. We can achieve the same with a wide range of medical diagnostics.

This clip-on microscope will enable medical diagnosis to be more accurate, available and accessible to every one, particularly to those who do not have ready-access to diagnostic services. This device can save lives through timely diagnosis.

The innovation is in the combination of technologies creating a valuable health service.

The Phone Clip-on microscope itself has many innovative patent pending features. It's ability to produce high quality uniform diffuse lighting using the camera flash light, its ability to combine images taken at different focal planes (image stacking) and its unique design enables it to be used with most phones, iPads and tablets.

Go Micro 3D printed version (60x magnfication)

The solution is a combination of the clip on microscope and an AI powered App. High quality images captured through the phone microscope increases the accuracy of the analysis. Because of its low cost, ruggedness and low levels of required training - it will empower health care workers to carry out analyses that are currently done in labs.

We have now developed a modified version of the microscope for detecting skin cancer (40~60x magnification).  We are currently testing our Deep Learning engine with dermatological images. Once the design of the higher magnification microscope is finalized, we can use the same know-how for the analysis of blood, saliva,urine and feces.

Our goal this year is to develop the clip-on microscope for production and develop the AI engine for a wide range of medical analyses, particularly those that are required in resource poor areas of the world.  

Once the process is ready for testing, we would  be validating the analysis made by our system against more established methods.

Once the efficacy of our system is established, we will make it available for NGOs operating throughout the world, tackling major health issues. In large volumes, the microscope is estimated to cost US $2. This can be funded by the NGOs.

The very same technology can be used to carry out a wide range of medical analyses. Revenues from this will make it possible for us to offer the same service in partnership with health services in the developing world.

We will reach the communities through health services. The device and apps will be funded by NGOs working with these health services.

We are yet to launch this service.

We plan to test this service with approximately 12 remote medical practitioners here in Australia within the first 12 months.

We designed, developed and now manufacture the low powered clip-on microscopes using advanced manufacturing techniques. We are working with a university based Deep Learning expert on our dermatology project. One of our co-founders is a programmer who is developing our apps.

We do not have medical expertise. We are hosted by the New Venture Institute of Flinders University in South Australia. We will seek university partnership and an NGO to identify areas to develop solutions. Malaria would be one of them.

We have sold over 3500 GoMicro Microscopes. Currently, we are also developing educational apps. We are working with Mole Check Australia  to develop an AI supported skin cancer detection phone clip-on dermoscope and an accompanying app. We intend to be breaking even by end of this year.

Much of the development of the technologies needed for this project is shared between our other projects. The cost of development is also shared by related projects within our company.

We intend to form a charitable venture within our company, to support health services in the less developed parts of the world.

As an MIT graduate, I have unshakable faith in the role that technology can play in solving major problems faced by people in under-resourced nations. I grew up in one of them.

Even if we develop a successful solution here in Australia, it would be extremely hard to take it to the countries to make the services widley available to a large number of health workers. The support, publicity and networks that Solve can access will be needed to solve the kind of problems that Solve wishes to Solve.

Funding is a major barrier for us. Australasia plays a very limited role in supporting global health initiatives.

Solve can help us validate and publicize our work and help bring in partners that we need to make this a success which can be available globally.