Irina Rymshina CEO, Hoope

2. AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,500millionpeopleayearbecomeinfectedwiththese4diseasesworldwide.

3. TheseSTDshavenoobvioussymptomsbutcancauseinfertility,cancerandanincreasedriskofcontractingHIV.

4. Areresponsiblefor50%ofallSTDseventhoughtheyareonly27%ofthepopulation.

5. AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC), thesediseasesrepresentUSD16billionperyearinhealthcarecostsintheUnitedStates.

7. Anaffordable,easytousemedicaldevicethatenablespainlessandrapidtestingforthe4mostcommoncurableSTDs(syphilis,gonorrhea, trichomoniasisandchlamydiainfection)inonetest.

8. 1.PutHoopRingonyourthumb
2.Pressthebutton
3.WithinaminuteLEDlightswillindicatethatthetesthasbeenperformed.
4.OpenHoopapptoseeyourresultsandgethelp.

9. Ourtechnologicalinnovationforthepainlesscollectionofblood.Thisisachievedbyplacingelectrodesintheringthattransmitcurrenttoblockthesensationofpaininthefinger.

10. Forantibodydetectionweareusinglowcostpaperbasedmicrofluidicdevicethatusescapillaryaction.Itdoesn’trequirepumpsorpowersource.

11. Weconvertbioresponsesintoelectronicsignalsthroughelectrochemicalreactionthatallowsparallelandhighlysensitiveassays.Wedetectspecificbindingofantibodieswithantigensimmobilizedonthesurfaceofthechip.

12. Wemitigatedtheriskofbiowastebydenaturatingbloodwithspecialchemicalsandbyhavingretractableneedle.

13. ResultsareautomaticallyshowninHoopappwhereuserscanfindvaluableinformationregardingsexualhealthandfollowuprecommendationstotheirtestresults.Allthisisdonewithahighlevelofprivacy.

14. WesellHoopringsandsetsofsingle-usecartridgesforSTDtesting.

15. Our Cost Structure per unit is $29 and our financial analysis results in a break-even point of 30,000 units at a sales price of USD 50.

16. Co-brandingcampaignswithMajorCondomManufacturers(likeTrojanorDurex)toreachyouthdemographicsandtoaccesstotheirdistributionchannels,whilepromotingtheirproductsinourHoopapp.

17. Wegotmorethan200responsesfrom10countries.
YoungadultswanttouseHoopeandknowiftheyareSTD-free. TheysaythatHoopringisbeautifullydesignedandmakesthetestingprocedurelessscaryandembarrassing.

18. HoopringintegratesthebestfeaturesofexistingSTDtestingmethods.ItspriceisascompetitiveaspriceofSTDhometestkits;itisasreliableaslabtestinganditgivesaccesstoinformationofmobileappsandcuttingedgelab-on-a-chipacceleratingtechnologies.

19. WeseeaworldinwhichpeoplehaveaccesstoHooptechnologiesforanincreasingnumberofapplications.

20. Inthefutureweareplanningtoexpandthediagnostictobroaderrangeofdiseaseslikecancer,HIV,diabetes,allergyandothers.

21. WearealsoplanningtoadaptHoopringforadministrationofmedicineandbloodcollectionbothforhomeuseandforremoteareaswithlimitedaccesstohealthcare.

22. WecombinetechnicalskillsinHardwareandSoftwaredevelopment, Biotechnology,andBusinessinmorethan20yearsofexperienceinhealthcareresearchandentrepreneurship,havingraisedmorethan3millionUSDforourvariousstartups.