Virolock Technologies was spun out of Penn State to commercialise a portable device that boosts early detection of viral infections.

Virolock Technologies, a medical device spinout of Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), has received $75,000 from the Fund for Innovation, an investment vehicle of Invent Penn State.

Invent Penn State is a program launched by Penn State in 2015 to boost entrepreneurship across the US state of Pennsylvania.

Virolock Technologies has developed portable technology that enables early virus detection and speeds up the identification of new viruses from field samples, where concentration can be low and make traditional technologies too…