HEALTHCARE
Detecting invisible threats in clinical environments
Airborne chemical sensing for infection control, contamination monitoring, and clinical intelligence.
The Challenge
Healthcare environments contain airborne chemical signals that can indicate infection risk, contamination, or system failure — long before traditional monitoring detects a problem. Hospital-acquired infections remain a leading cause of preventable harm, yet most facilities rely on reactive protocols rather than continuous sensing.
The Opportunity
Volatile signatures associated with pathogens and hazardous compounds can be detected before outbreaks escalate. Airborne markers linked to organisms such as Clostridioides difficile offer the potential for earlier intervention, improved infection-control protocols, and safer clinical environments for patients and staff.
OUR CAPABILITY
Clinical Chemical Perception
Altered Carbon’s sensing platform can identify volatile signatures associated with pathogens and hazardous compounds. Potential applications include reducing hospital-acquired infections, improving infection-control protocols, and monitoring high-risk clinical spaces.
Our ultra-low-power sensors enable continuous, distributed monitoring across wards, operating theatres, and isolation units — delivering early warnings rather than retrospective data.
- Volatile pathogen signature detection
- Continuous ward-level air monitoring
- AI-driven risk scoring and alerts
- Integration with hospital BMS systems
- Contamination event tracing
- Research-grade data capture