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Biotechnology ResearchMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
PhAST, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a biotechnology research company focused on rapid diagnostic technology to provide actionable information about pathogens. It leverages single-cell imaging to extract immediate, detailed data from microorganisms, with the aim of dramatically speeding up detection, identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing—from days to minutes. This work is intended to enhance the ability to respond to infectious diseases and to contribute to global health. Its customers are diagnostic laboratories and clinical settings that need rapid, pathogen-specific information to guide treatment decisions. Based in Boston, PhAST operates as a small to mid-sized biotechnology research team pursuing imaging-based microbiology to accelerate diagnostic workflows.