The cost of waiting

When the answer comes late, the cost multiplies.

Sources
  1. Ikuta KS et al., The Lancet 2022 (bacterial deaths, 2019). Link
  2. GBD 2021 analysis of six viral diseases, Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2024 (2021 data). Link
  3. Graber ML, BMJ Quality & Safety 2013 (diagnostic error, 10 to 15%). Link
  4. $35B: Vivoxa estimate, including the costs of misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis.
In development. First discs in build

The molecular lab.
Anywhere.

Laboratory-grade answers, right where decisions are made.

Every setting

Whoever needs to know. Wherever they are.

Vivoxa brings the molecular laboratory to the point of need. A single run resolves multiple bacterial and viral pathogens, without a bench, a cold chain, or a technician.

01 · Human health

Human infectious disease

Clinics and pharmacies, with molecular answers at the point of care.

02 · Human health

Precision medicine & AMR

The exact pathogen and resistance profile, targeted from the first dose.

First market
03 · Animal health

Equine

Racing yards, stud farms and vets, testing at the stable door.

04 · Animal health

Companion animals

UTIs, ear and skin infections, answered in the same visit.

05 · Animal health

Livestock

From mastitis screening to herd-wide outbreaks.

06 · Animal health

Wildlife & zoonoses

Catching spillover pathogens before they reach livestock or people.

Read as light

Many targets.
One sample.
Read as light.

Designed for one swab, one run, multiple answers.

1Swab
<30Minute run
0Lab needed

How it works

From sample to answer.

Step 01

Collect

Add the swab to the buffer, then load it into the reader. No pipettes or lab prep.

2 minutes
Step 02

Run

Start the run. The instrument analyses multiple targets in a single assay.

Under 30 minutes
Step 03

Read

See a clear result in under 30 minutes, ready to guide the next decision.

Actionable result

About

Founded by Oxford scientists.

Assay science, device engineering and go-to-market, with prior experience in diagnostics companies.

Alara Urunga

Co-founder & CEO

Alara Urunga

MBiochem Biochemistry

Dr Johnny Zhou

Co-founder & COO

Dr Johnny Zhou

DPhil Engineering Science

Ellen Marsh

Ellen Marsh

Founding Engineer

DPhil Engineering Biology

Vicente Trelles Fernandez

Vicente Trelles Fernandez

Engineer / Advisor

DPhil Engineering Science

Caitlin Chesnais-Dixon

Caitlin Chesnais-Dixon

Outreach Officer

MSc Health Innovation

Milestones

The journey so far.

  1. Vivoxa founded
  2. Best Presentation AwardStudent Entrepreneurship Programme by Oxford Edge
  3. Accepted into the OUI incubatorOxford University Innovation Incubator Phase 2

Contact

Get in touch.

Pre-launch, and we reply to everyone.