PumpKin
Academic spinout developing science-backed solutions to preserve the quality of expressed human milk and to provide rapid diagnostics for assessing milk nutritional/activity status. Activities include laboratory investigation of milk composition, high-throughput screening to identify infant-safe preservation formulations, development of a point-of-care diagnostic, and participant-based human milk storage research.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
Breast milk preservation additive (development-stage)
Research-stage, infant-safe combination of natural ingredients intended to be added to pumped breast milk to preserve its structure and nutritional content during freezer storage.
Breast milk preservation additive (development-stage)
Research-stage, infant-safe combination of natural ingredients intended to be added to pumped breast milk to preserve its structure and nutritional content during freezer storage.
Services
Recruitment and enrollment of pumping parents for a study of breast milk composition during home storage; collection and laboratory analysis of participant samples.
Recruitment and enrollment of pumping parents for a study of breast milk composition during home storage; collection and laboratory analysis of participant samples.
Expertise Areas
- Breast milk preservation formulation
- Point-of-care diagnostic development
- Human milk composition analysis
- High-throughput screening of biological fluids
Key Technologies
- High-throughput screening
- Formulation development for biological fluids
- Point-of-care colorimetric diagnostics
- Human milk compositional assays
News & Updates
Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to support development of a solution to extend breast milk shelf-life during freezer storage.
Phase I SBIR grant to support development of a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic technology to inform breast milk use.
Participation in an I-Corps program supporting customer discovery activities including interviews with parents and professionals.
Award of an Activate fellowship to enable a co-founder to focus on scientific leadership and translation activities.
Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to support development of a solution to extend breast milk shelf-life during freezer storage.
Phase I SBIR grant to support development of a rapid, point-of-care diagnostic technology to inform breast milk use.
Participation in an I-Corps program supporting customer discovery activities including interviews with parents and professionals.
Award of an Activate fellowship to enable a co-founder to focus on scientific leadership and translation activities.