【AEA 2019 Alumni】
BioCheetah Pte Ltd (Co. Reg. No. 201803287H) is a Singapore-based, A*STAR-IMCB spin-off diagnostics company. It is primarily set up to develop and commercialize non-invasive, protein-based diagnostic applications. First diagnostic applications in development are based on the proprietary bladder cancer biomarkers and detection antibodies discovered and developed in IMCB by BioCheetah’s Scientific Founder (Prof. Jean-Paul Thiery) and the co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer (Dr. Kian-Chung Lee). Both Intellectual Property of bladder cancer biomarkers and detection antibodies are licensed from A*STAR. Products to be developed include professional use in-vitro diagnostic ELISA and Point-of-care test (POCT) kits. The kits will employ a novel multiplex urine-based biomarkers panel with high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer. BioCheetah’s target markets are to encompass local and overseas public and private healthcare providers. BioCheetah is in the midst of building an ISO 13485 production facility at Block 79, JTC LaunchPad in Singapore, setting up its Quality Management System (QMS) for the purpose of development and manufacturing of its diagnostic products as well as in discussion with SingHealth and overseas hospitals for clinical validation of the to-be-developed bladder cancer diagnostic products.