# Microvisk

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{{Short description|British medical device manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Microvisk Ltd
| logo = 
| type = [Private company](/source/Private_company)
| industry = [Point-of-care testing](/source/Point-of-care_testing)
| founded = {{Start date and age |2006 }}
| founder = John Curtis
| hq_location_city = [Worminghall](/source/Worminghall)
| hq_location_country = [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| key_people = 
| products = [MEMS](/source/MEMS) and [coagulation](/source/coagulation) devices
| num_employees = 40
| num_employees_year = 2011
| website = {{URL |https://www.microvisk.com/ }}
}}

'''Microvisk''' is British a [medical device](/source/medical_device) company based in [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire) that produces [coagulant](/source/Coagulation) monitoring devices. Its main product is a microviscometer to perform the prothrombin time test, which measures how long it takes blood to clot.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2008/11/10/217751/a-portable-cheap-blood-clotting-test/ |title=A Portable, Cheap Blood-Clotting Test |publisher=MIT Technology Review |date=November 10, 2008 }}</ref>

It was a member of the Welsh Optoelectronics Forum – a group of companies specialising in optoelectronics which developed out of [Pilkington](/source/Pilkington)’s glass manufacturing operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Wales photonic hub prospering |url=http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/north-wales-photonic-hub-prospering/143953/ |accessdate=19 June 2018 |publisher=New Electronics |date=27 July 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
The company was spun out of the UK’s [Science and Technology Facilities Council](/source/Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council) in 2004, with initial backing from public Rainbow Seed Fund. It was funded through a mixture of private and venture capital investors,{{which|date=April 2012}} and established collaboration with the [Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust](/source/Royal_Liverpool_and_Broadgreen_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust). The UK clinical trials were facilitated by Trustech - part of the [NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement](/source/NHS_Institute_for_Innovation_and_Improvement)’s network of hubs across England.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sciencebusiness.net/news/68482/Microvisk-raises-%26pound%3B2M-for-blood-coagulation-test |title=Microvisk raises £2M for blood coagulation test |date=February 3, 2010 |publisher=Science Business Net }}</ref>

Initially the site at [St Asaph](/source/St_Asaph), North Wales handled sales and shipping, overall [project management](/source/project_management), [clinical chemistry](/source/clinical_chemistry), data analysis, component production and administration. Research into sensors and micro-electromechanical technology was conducted at the site at [Chipping Warden](/source/Chipping_Warden), Oxfordshire, along with sensor and electronics development. It developed a [MEMs](/source/MEMs) based microviscometer for the [prothrombin time](/source/prothrombin_time) test.

In 2006 the company expanded its premises and undertook a [clinical trial](/source/clinical_trial) with the [Royal London Hospital](/source/Royal_London_Hospital), which gave excellent results in comparison with a universally recognised laboratory-based industry standard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report from Europe: Sorin Group reports availability of Perceval S aortic heart valve |url=https://www.bioworld.com/articles/410832-report-from-europe-sorin-group-reports-availability-of-perceval-s-aortic-heart-valve,%20. |url-access=subscription |access-date=2026-03-11 |website=BioWorld |language=en}}</ref> Initial research was carried out at the [Rutherford Appleton Laboratory](/source/Rutherford_Appleton_Laboratory) in Oxfordshire.

In 2008 the company increased staff levels and moved to a new facility with custom-built laboratories and additional office space, allowing future expansion. The company changed management in 2016 and moved to a new facility in Oxford in 2018 and moved its administration to Worminghall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.microvisk.com/news/ |title=Microvisk News |year=2019 |publisher=Microvisk }}</ref>

== Products ==
The company's main product is the CoagMax, a [point of care](/source/Point-of-care_testing) INR monitor for home and professional use.

==References==
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Category:Medical technology companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Manufacturing companies of Wales
Category:Health care companies established in 2006
Category:Electronics companies established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in Wales
Category:British companies established in 2006

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