Profiling Pathogens with (micro) Python

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Planet Innovation with Lumos Diagnostics builds a battery-powered camera reader for lateral flow assays that produces numerical results identical to the PC app and runs micropython. The device uses a high-res camera, onboard image processing, Bluetooth via a Nordic chip, frozen Python modules in firmware, Jupyter-driven development and unit tests, and an upstream SD RAM driver contribution; regulatory black-boxing and extensive testing keep third-party libraries contained and the reader delivering reproducible medical-grade outputs.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:30Challenges and Learnings
3. 3:23Medical Devices
4. 5:50Soup
5. 9:35Jupiter
6. 21:23QA

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