BCSI

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BCSI

• BCSI is a Medical Device Company. Our product is
  the worlds first instrument that easily and
  accurately measures the pH of platelets without
  breaking the sterility of the bag.

BCSI
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Human Platelets

• Transfusions are life-saving
• Responsible for blood clotting
• Used to treat cancer, trauma, and bone marrow
  transplant patients

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BCSI pH Sensor
Final Assembly
Device Components

• Two-piece polycarbonate insert holds 1/8 inch
• diameter fluorescent sensor disc
• Blue PVC sleeve provides light protection

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Fluorescence vs. pH of Fluor/HSA Conjugate
Immobilized on 1/8 inch Nitrocellulose Discs
pH 10
pH 10
pH 7
pH 6
pH 6

• Excitation with Ocean Optics LED (532 nm
  filter)
• Emission Ratio of 600 nm / 568 nm correlates
  with pH

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Why pH?

• pH measures platelet health
• Accurate pH measurement allows better platelet
  inventory management
• (pH is a marker for bacterial contamination)
• EU regulations require pH measurement of every
  platelet bag
• Canada has adopted EU regulations
• FDA has established pH guidelines
• Current technology has serious limitations

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Status

• CE Marked
• ISO Certified
• European sales beginning

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Market Opportunity

• 9,000,000 worldwide collections
• Government regulations limit shelf life to 5-7
  days
• 20 or 1,800,000 are discarded
• Approximately 1 billion platelets are discarded
  each year

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Staff

• Eleven total
• Four PhDs
• One MD
• One MSChE
• Two Senior Technicians
• Three Experienced Business People
• Numerous Consultants

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Global Health Issues

• Cost-
• Insert 5-7,Reader 7,000
• Power
• Could be battery operated
• Training
• Easy to use
• Need for platelet transfusions?