For anyone who parties or goes out dancing, the risk of accidentally taking adulterated drugs is a real one. MabLab has created a testing strip that detects the five most common and dangerous additives in minutes.
Co-founders Vienna Sparks and Skye Lam met in high school, and during college the pair lost a friend to overdose. MabLab's testing strips aim to make partying and nightlife safer.
MabLab's innovation is a mix of physical and chemical advancements, allowing their testing strips to detect fentanyl, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine, xylazine, and methadone simultaneously.
MabLab plans to distribute their testing strips through universities, harm reduction centers, and music festivals, leveraging existing infrastructure to make their improved product widely available.