The Pitch: Charisela Technologies aims to upset lab test kit market

Charisela Technologies Inc. makes test kits for life science researchers to test the concentration of certain molecular samples. Charisela says its kits are more accurate than those now being used and have fewer components, require less steps, don’t need to be repeated and are less expensive. The test can be done in an hour, compared to several hours with existing kits. Current products focus on diabetes research. The tests are now aimed at research but could have clinical uses in the future.