From NICU Safety to At-Home Blood Tests: Dr. Paul Gilbert’s Next Big Leap with Statum DX
What happens when a physician-inventor takes on some of medicine’s toughest problems? In this episode of What Keeps You Awake.TV, host David Hooser sits down with Dr. Paul Gilbert to explore his path from creating a NICU device that saves infant lives to building a new frontier in instant at-home blood testing.
Dr. Gilbert first developed the RightSpot™ pH Indicator, now used nationwide to ensure feeding tubes land in the stomach—not the lungs. After a 2019 exit, he’s back with Statum DX, a company designing immediate, bedside-style diagnostic tests that pair with touch-activated phlebotomy devices—no lab, no mailing samples, no weeks of waiting.
🔑 Inside This Episode:
• How a NICU challenge inspired a device used every minute in the U.S.
• The power of bedside-style, instant diagnostics in clinical and home care
• Touch-activated micro-blood collection + lateral flow/ELISA technology
• Early test panels on the roadmap: pregnancy, THC, and beyond
• Partnerships, FDA pathways, and the funding needed to scale
• Lessons learned in patents, exits, and innovating through uncertainty
If you’re curious about healthtech, medical devices, or telemedicine, Dr. Gilbert’s story is packed with insights on going from patent to patient.
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📣 Question for you: Which at-home diagnostic test would you want instant access to first?
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