Hepcidin Diagnostics
Stop ineffective iron therapy.
Millions take iron they cannot absorb. We measure the hormone that decides — in 15 minutes, from a finger-prick.
2026
Nairobi, Kenya
Lagos, Nigeria
Mbarara, Uganda
What we do
One hormone decides whether iron therapy works. Until now, nobody could measure it at the bedside.
0%+
of pregnant women are anaemic worldwide
~0%
of African hospital anaemia is inflammation-driven
0min
from finger-prick to treatment decision
0
bedside hepcidin tests exist today
The test
15 minutes. No equipment.
- 01
Measure
Hepcidin-25 from 20 µL of capillary blood. No reader, no power, no cold chain.
- 02
Classify
Paired with haemoglobin, the result separates three anaemias that look identical today.
- 03
Treat
The clinician knows whether oral iron will work before writing the prescription.
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