MADs

Microbial Advanced Diagnosis

“Pre-analytical Microbiology: Today and Tomorrow”

Microbial Advanced Diagnosis (MADs, SAS) is a start-up that designs, develops, prototypes, validates, homologates and markets simple, rapid detection solutions for microbial biomarkers.

WHO WE ARE

MADs: meet our team

The startup MADs (Microbiology Applied to Diagnostics) was founded by four experts with complementary backgrounds in research, higher education and clinical practice. The Professor Michel DrancourtUniversity Professor at Aix-Marseille University and researcher at the IHU Méditerranée Infection, contributes his expertise in microbiology and translational research. The Dr Gérard AboudharamSenior Lecturer at Aix-Marseille University and dental surgeon in private practice, contributes his dual academic and clinical experience. The Professor Élodie TerrerUniversity Professor at Aix-Marseille University and hospital practitioner at the APHM, reinforces the team with her knowledge of hospital practice and odontology. Last but not least Ghiles Grineresearcher at the Fondation Méditerranée Infection in Marseille and president of the MADs startup, coordinates the project, bringing together the team's scientific, clinical and entrepreneurial skills.

Our products

2 product ranges: the oral pathologies range and the tuberculosis and fastidious micro-organisms range

Range of oral and dental conditions

Periodontitis and peri-implantitis screening kits

Markets: CE, IVD, RUO

Screening kits for periodontitis and peri-implantitis

Market: TUA

Tuberculosis and fastidious micro-organisms range

TransBK, CLIN, LAB environment
(Ref: CT2203**)

Medium for transport and decontamination of clinical specimens likely to contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Markets: EC, IVD

RapidGrowthBK agar

Culture medium and isolation medium for mycobacteria (Ref: CT2203)

Markets: RUO/TUA/CE, IVD (
)

CTM environment

Medium for transporting and storing samples
(Ref: CT2201)

Markets: RUO/TUA/CE, IVD (
)

Our market types

RUO

For research purposes only

For researchers in environmental, veterinary and clinical ecology and microbiology.

TUA

Teaching Use Also

Intended for biology and medicine teachers and trainers in secondary, higher and vocational education.  

CE, IVD

CE marking, In Vitro Diagnostics

Designed dental practitioners, neonatologists and gynecologists-obstetricians.

by the way

Why choose MADs?

MADs is active in the fields of oral health and tuberculosis prevalence, offering solutions for clinical needs that benefit patients.

The importance of oral health

Prevalence of tuberculosis

Tailored to clinical needs

Our partners

MADs I Contact us

Phone 

+33 7 56 24 33 65

Address

19-21 Bd Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille

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