Validation
Validated by ICMR
LitLife™-SCA, our sickle cell anaemia test, is validated by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Illustrative footageWe develop genetic tests for any inherited condition, designed to reach every community.
Lightening Lives is a healthcare technology company in Hyderabad. Our REASSURED genetic tests are simple, affordable and usable outside specialised laboratories.
Collaboration
Working with CSIR-CCMB
An MOU with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, covers developing and commercialising the sickle cell assay.
National programmes
Developed for Government of India programmes
Including the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission.
We develop genetic tests
Designed the other way round
Genetic tests have traditionally needed large equipment, specialised laboratories and trained staff, so they rarely reach the people who need them most. We start from where the test will be used: outside the specialised laboratory.
- A dried blood spot
- A few drops of blood on a card. Simple and minimally invasive to collect.
- Extraction-free
- No separate DNA extraction step.
- Quick results
- Rapid turnaround, so programmes can act on results sooner.
- Simple to run
- Designed so that collecting, processing and reading results doesn’t call for specialised training, large equipment or a specialised laboratory.
- Built for scale
- Affordable and scalable, with high-throughput screening and an automation-friendly workflow for large public health programmes.
REASSURED is the standard we design to
A published set of nine criteria for diagnostic tests that work in low-resource settings. It was introduced in 2019 as an update to the earlier ASSURED criteria.
Real-time connectivity
Results can be read or shared digitally with decision-makers
Ease of specimen collection
Samples are simple and minimally invasive to collect
Affordable
Affordable for the people tested and for the health system
Sensitive
Few false negatives
Specific
Few false positives
User-friendly
Simple to perform, with minimal training
Rapid and robust
Quick results; tests survive transport and storage without special conditions
Equipment-free or simple
No special equipment, or only simple devices
Deliverable to end-users
Reaches the people who need it most
for any inherited condition
Five tests so far. Each one was needed by a programme.
We develop a REASSURED genetic test for the inherited condition your programme needs to screen for. These are the tests developed so far.
- LitLife™-SCA Sickle cell anaemia FlagshipA simple dried blood spot test, developed for the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission and validated by ICMR. Enquire
- Thalassaemia Genetic testing supports carrier screening, diagnosis and family counselling. Enquire
- Spinal muscular atrophy SMA A dried blood spot test that is adaptable and affordable for large-scale newborn screening. Enquire
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD An earlier genetic diagnosis allows timely care and helps families learn whether relatives are carriers. Enquire
- Blood coagulation disorders Genetic testing for inherited bleeding disorders such as haemophilia supports diagnosis, carrier identification and care planning. Enquire
- Any other inherited condition On requestTell us what your programme needs to screen for. We develop the test. Ask about a test
designed to reach every community
We reach communities through institutions
Our tests are supplied in bulk to institutions and government programmes, which take them to the people they serve.
- Hospitals, laboratories and clinicians
- Genetic tests for inherited conditions, supplied to your institution.
- District health officers and government programmes
- We have developed tests for national health programmes of the Government of India. Tell us what your programme needs.
- NGOs and CSR funders
- Talk to us about large, population-level requirements.
Looking for a test for yourself or your family? We supply tests to institutions only. Please speak to your doctor or visit your nearest government health facility.
Awareness and counselling programmes
We also run awareness and counselling programmes, mostly on behalf of the government. Awareness programmes explain inherited conditions and screening to communities. Counselling helps people and families understand results and carrier status.
Ask about a programmeIn the field
Our field work includes Nandurbar, Kothagudem and Jharkhand.
Tell us what your institution or programme needs.
Explore a collaboration, request tests or ask about our awareness and counselling programmes. Order details are discussed per request, based on your institutional or regulatory requirements.
Or reach us directly: admin@lighteninglives.in +91 91825 88191