General details
EDIHs involved
Challenges
Attomol GmbH, a diagnostics company, faced the challenge of developing scalable and stable LAMP-based genotyping kits. Their need was to transition from aqueous chemistry to solid-phase freeze-dried reagents to improve shelf-life, usability, and scalability. The company lacked internal expertise in agile development and chemofluidic technologies, which are essential for creating infrastructure-independent, point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tools.
Solutions
Diamics GmbH, a startup specializing in chemofluidic POC diagnostics, partnered with Attomol through the EDIH Saxony initiative. Diamics acted as a trainer, introducing agile project management methods (e.g., Scrum, Monday.com) and guiding the iterative development of LAMP mastermix kits. The collaboration included:
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Kick-off and scoping workshops
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Iterative production and testing of 100-reaction LAMP kits
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Quality control procedures
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Evaluation of Attomol’s electric heating element for Diamics’ colorimetric LAMP system
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Final review and reflection workshops
This hands-on, agile approach enabled Attomol to adopt new digital workflows and production techniques.
Results and Benefits
For Attomol:
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Gained agile project management skills
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Developed a repeatable, scalable process for LAMP kit production
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Improved integration of diagnostic tools into lab workflows
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Enhanced ability to produce freeze-dried reagents with robust shelf-life
For Diamics:
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Validated its chemofluidic platform in a collaborative setting
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Strengthened its role as a trainer and innovator
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Created a reference case for future scale-up and partnerships
Both partners enhanced their agile digital project management capacities along sector-specific capacities in the field of chemofluidic microsystem integration and infrastructure-independent diagnostic production.
Perceived social/economic impact
In the long term, Diamics will have the option to procure the developed lyophilized beads directly from Attomol for continued use in their diagnostic applications.
Measurable data
Multiple training workhops were held incl. review calls. Two batches of 100 reactions each were tested enabling an evaluation of the robustness of the beads throughout their shelf-life.
DMA score and results - Stage 0
51%
Strenghts: "Digital Business Strategy" as well as "Human-Centric Digitalisation"
Weakness: "Green Digitalisation" scored weakest followed by "Digital Readiness" and "Data Governance"
DMA score and results – Stage 1
63%
Significant improvements were registered in the section “Automation and Artificial Intelligence” with minor improvements in the sections “Green Digitalisation” and “Data Governance”.
Lessons learned
Do’s:
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Use agile methods (Scrum, iterative sprints) for tech development.
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Conduct regular review calls for feedback and risk management.
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Foster cross-functional engagement early in the project.
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Combine hands-on production with digital project tracking tools.
Don’ts:
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Avoid rigid workflows; flexibility is key in feasibility studies.
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Don’t overlook the importance of early QC setup.
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Avoid underestimating the training effort required for agile adoption.
Investing in agile project management and tools which enable transparent communication and milestone tracking alike, make test before invest formats like this feasibility study a success for all involved.
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