Vectech, Inc.
VecTech built IDX, a mobile AI-powered diagnostic tool that identifies mosquito and tick species in the lab or field, giving users the identification capabilities of a trained medical entomologist.
What they do
VecTech built IDX, a mobile AI-powered diagnostic tool that identifies mosquito and tick species in the lab or field, giving users the identification capabilities of a trained medical entomologist.1 The system can identify 88 mosquito species and 32 tick species with reported accuracy of up to 95%, including primary malaria vectors such as the Anopheles gambiae complex, Anopheles funestus, Anopheles stephensi, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles dirus, and the Anopheles punctulatus group.1 VecTech’s U.S. headquarters, R&D, and manufacturing are based in Baltimore, Maryland.1 Its malaria work is at the delivery stage, with IDX available as an established commercial product.1
- Baltimore, MD2,1Headquarters · Research and development · Manufacturing
In the field and in development
Partnerships in 7 endemic countries
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé · mosquito specimen data collection and reference1
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research · Opportunistic/occasional data contribution1
- ICER Mali and NIAID · mosquito specimen data collection and reference, and collaboration on expanding AI surveillance tools for malaria programs1
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research and James Cook University · mosquito specimen data collection and reference, and collaboration on expanding VecTech’s AI surveillance tools for malaria programs1
Who they work with in the United States
- In the atlas
Where this comes from
- 1Confirmed by the organization
- 2vectech.io
- 3vectech.io