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A breath as a dia­gnos­is: Früh pack­aging innov­a­tion from DBI

A breath says more than a thou­sand words – what if it could even reveal a per­son’s state of health? That’s exactly what Deep Breath Intel­li­gence (DBI) is work­ing on: using state-of-the-art breath ana­lys­is, the Swiss com­pany makes meta­bol­ic pro­cesses and dis­ease pro­gres­sion vis­ible – non-invas­ively, in real time, and in a patient-friendly way.

Res­pir­at­ory meta­bolo­m­ics – the body’s live tick­er
Every exhal­a­tion con­tains tiny molecules (VOCs) that allow con­clu­sions to be drawn about an indi­vidu­al’s phen­o­type. DBI com­bines high-pre­ci­sion mass spec­tro­metry with machine learn­ing to obtain valu­able data for dia­gnos­is and ther­apy monitoring.

Togeth­er with the Uni­ver­sity Hos­pit­als of Zurich and Basel, DBI is con­duct­ing numer­ous clin­ic­al stud­ies to fur­ther val­id­ate its innov­at­ive res­pir­at­ory dia­gnostics. In the future, clin­ic­al pic­tures from onco­logy, pneu­mo­logy, and endo­crino­logy could bene­fit from non-invas­ive dia­gnostics through breath analysis. 

DBI is also set­ting new stand­ards in neur­o­logy: the ana­lys­is of exhaled air opens up a nov­el approach to mon­it­or­ing the indi­vidu­ally optim­al drug dose, as a joint study with the Uni­ver­sity Chil­dren’s Hos­pit­al Basel shows (Source: https://​www​.nature​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​s​/​s​43856-021 – 000213)

To ensure that these highly sens­it­ive tests func­tion reli­ably not only in the labor­at­ory but also in decent­ral­ized loc­a­tions such as doc­tors’ offices, more than just cut­ting-edge tech­no­logy is required: the appro­pri­ate breath col­lect­or (sealed-edge bag with mouth­piece), the cor­rect final pack­aging, and com­plete doc­u­ment­a­tion in accord­ance with GMP stand­ards. Only in this way can the product reach the patient safely and return intact to the labor­at­ory for analysis.

This is where Früh Ver­pack­ung­s­tech­nik brings its exper­i­ence in print­ing, lam­in­at­ing, and bag pro­duc­tion to bear. When it comes to final pack­aging, we rely on our proven expert­ise in con­tract pack­aging for med­ic­al and phar­ma­ceut­ic­al products. The res­ult: DBI products are pack­aged under the strict­est stand­ards — secure, com­pli­ant, and ready for use.

We are proud to sup­port Deep Breath Intel­li­gence — Unlock­ing dia­gnost­ic insights from exhaled breath and Effectum Med­ic­al, part­ners who are rede­fin­ing pre­ci­sion medi­cine and bring­ing it to mar­ket. Innov­a­tion and safety go hand in hand for us: DBI provides the tech­no­logy – Früh provides the pack­aging that makes the trans­ition from the labor­at­ory to the applic­a­tion possible.

If you have any ques­tions, please con­tact our pack­aging spe­cial­ist Phil­ipp Hofer or our experts at DBI https://​dbi​.ch/​c​o​n​t​a​c​t-us/ and EFFECTUM MED­IC­AL AG Home · EFFECTUM MED­IC­AL AG.

A breath as a diagnosis: Früh packaging innovation from DBI
Packaging BreathCollector - Pouch mit Spout
deep breath intelligence machine
A breath as a diagnosis: Früh packaging innovation from DBI
Packaging BreathCollector - Pouch mit Spout
deep breath intelligence machine