Arctech Innovation Limited

Increasing global temperatures, rising urban populations and international travel/trade have resulted in growing populations of pests and non native pest outbreaks. Bed bugs in particular pose a growing challenge with 80% hotels in the U.S reporting infestations in 2018, costing ~$23K/infestation with growing pesticide resistant strains --fuelling demand ...

Malaria is the single biggest killer in Africa with 670,000 deaths/year, disproportionately affecting pregnant mothers and <5 year-olds. Over 95% of deaths and 94% of cases occur in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Morbidity from frequent bouts of malaria (12,000 cases annually/100,000 population) reduces school and work attendance, trapping families in poverty ...

There are no changes to the published description, as detailed below: Many infectious diseases cause changes in human body odour, generating a profile that can potentially be used for rapid, low-cost and non-invasive diagnosis. Arctech Innovation is building on early research to create a breakthrough diagnostic platform utilising electronic sensors to acc...

"More than 50% of the global population are at risk of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Dengue fever, Yellow fever, Zika and Lyme disease, causing 1 billion cases and 1 million deaths per year. Environmental changes are causing an increase in the range and abundance of disease vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks worldwide. The socio-economic cost o...

The common bed bug, _Cimex lectularius_, is a small, blood-sucking insect that feeds on humans. Bed bugs can't fly or jump, but they are skilled hitchhikers that spread by hiding in your belongings until you get to your destination. Here, the apple pip-sized pests find a new hiding spot until they get hungry. Their bites cause reactions ranging from minor...