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 OUR TEAMLAB 1 WRITE-UPHealth Care IssueLyme Disease: In the U.S., Lyme Disease is the most common vector-borne illness. It is spread to humans by ticks, and the illness involves the body's response to the infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.
 
 N/A. "About Lyme Disease." LymeDisease.org. LymeDisease.org, n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2016. <https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/lyme-disease/about-lyme/>.
 CompetitorsWestern Blotting Advantages
 -Highly specific interaction between an antibody and an antigen
 -Detects proteins based on size and does not need to bind specifically to any 1 epitopes
 -Uses fluorescence
 
 Disadvantages-56% of tests are inaccurate (unexpected bands, no bands, misplaced bands)
 -Takes a long time
 -More difficult test
 -Costly
 
 
 “ELISA” (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) Advantages
 -High Sensitivity
 -Strong specificity
 -Cheap ($80-300)
 -No radioactivity
 
 Disadvantages-Antibodies are more difficult to find
 -Enzyme/substrate reaction is short term so micro-wells must be read quickly
 
 N/A. "Lyme Disease." Cdc.gov. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2016. <https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/>.
N/A. "A Guide: The Diagnostic Dilemma of Lyme Disease."LymeResearchAlliance.org. Lyme Research Alliance, n.d. Web. 01 Sept. 2016. <http://www.lymeresearchalliance.org/test-diagnostic.html>.
 Customer ValidationPatientSomeone with Lyme's Disease
 PayerHealth Insurance
 PhysicianPrimary care physicians-Rheumatologist (Specialists)
 ProviderHospitals
 PurchaserDrug Research Companies
 IP Position
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 US10323204_______________|_Data processing and_|_It includes accessing_________|2002-12-18 -Active GE Medical Systems_________|feedback method and_|_image data for______________|_expires 2025-01-31
 Global Technology Co LLC____|_system____________|_evaluation._________________|
 
   
 
 US09300971_______________| Peptides and assays__| Quick diagnosis using________| 1999-04-28 -Active  Administrators of the Tulane___| for the diagnosis of____| proteins with specific________|expires 2019-04-28
 Educational Fund___________| lyme disease_________| peptide and nucleic acid______|
 ______________________________________________|  to sequence the proteins_____|
 
   
 
 Fundability Worksheet ScoresCompetitors2-There are competitors, however, improvements are much needed because the tests to detect lyme disease are often inaccurate, expensive, or very time-consuming.
 Customer Validation3-While there have not been any conversations with customers, it can be assumed that those who are in areas common with lyme disease would be very interested in this product so that they can avoid getting the illness.
 IP Position3-There are patents in the detection of lyme disease.
 
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