Press and Awards

TIME

You Can Now Test Ticks for Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria at Home

Smithsonian Magazine

The First At-Home Test for Infected Ticks Could Improve Lyme Disease Diagnosis

The Boston Globe

Bitten by a tick? This 15-minute home test can tell you if it carries Lyme disease.

Youth Runner

How to Prevent Ticks During Summer Runs

SportsStars

How Athletes Can Protect Themselves as Tick Populations Surge This Summer

Flow Space

What To Know About Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a Red Meat Allergy Caused By Tick Bites

Seacoastonline

Tick bite ER visits are surging. What NH, Maine residents need to know

Telegram & Gazette

Lyme disease is a real danger in MA. How to prevent tick bites

7 News Boston

MIT Researcher Discovers Way to Test for Lyme Disease at Home

CBS News Boston

MIT Researcher Launching At-Home Tick Test for Lyme Disease

Everyday Health

9 Things Tick Experts Never Do Outdoors (and What They Do Instead)

Motherly

Tick Season 2026 Is the Worst in Years—Here’s How to Actually Protect Your Kids, According to an Expert

Outside Ignite Pitch Competition

Winner

Startupfest Women in Tech Investment Prize

Winner — presented by The Firehood

Rice Veterans Business Battle

Champion

Warrior Rising “Stand Up for Startups” Pitch Competition

Grand Prize Champion

MIT Female Founders Pitch Competition

Winner

Women’s Venture Summit

Finalist

Poets&Quants Most Disruptive MBA Startups

2024 Most Disruptive MBA Startup

MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge

Winner

Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition

Third place, Healthcare & Life Science; Cummings Property Rent Credit recipient