Our Vision
To make pregnancy safe and predictable by delivering pivotal insights to moms and families.
About
At Mirvie we create precise, actionable, non-invasive tests for maternal-fetal health.
15M
> 15 million premature births worldwide
380,000
> 380,000 premature births in the United States
1 in 10
Approximately 1 in 10 births affected each year
Publications and Press
Akna Dx is now Mirvie!
Noninvasive blood tests for fetal development predict gestational age and preterm delivery.
June 08, 2018
Low-cost methods for monitoring fetal development could improve prenatal care, especially in low-resource settings. By measuring the levels of certain placental RNA transcripts in maternal blood, Ngo et al. developed two noninvasive blood tests that provide a window into the progression of individual pregnancies. In a small proof-of-concept study, the first blood test predicted fetal age and delivery date with an accuracy comparable to that of ultrasound. The second blood test, also examined in a small pilot study, discriminated women at risk of preterm delivery from those who delivered at full term. The next step will be to assess the reliability of the tests in large, blinded clinical trials…read more >
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2019 – How we’ll invent the future.
by Bill Gates
February 27, 2019
We asked Gates to choose this year’s list of inventions that will change the world for the better.
I was honored when MIT Technology Review invited me to be the first guest curator of its 10 Breakthrough Technologies. Narrowing down the list was difficult. I wanted to choose things that not only will create headlines in 2019 but captured this moment in technological history—which got me thinking about how innovation has evolved over time…read more >
Complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death worldwide in children under five.
by Bonnie Rochman
February 27, 2019
Fifteen million babies are born prematurely each year. Stephen Quake’s daughter, Zoe, was one of them: she arrived via emergency C-section after Quake and his wife, Athina, made a middle-of-the-night dash to the emergency room, a month before Zoe was due. She spent her first night in an incubator, and her father, a bioengineer then at Caltech, wondered why birth couldn’t be more predictable…read more >
Careers
Do you value intellectual integrity and rigor?
We believe in executing the best ideas without compromising our principles
Do meaningful innovations excite you?
We believe in advancing biotechnology to make pregnancy safe
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?
We believe accuracy, speed, and agility are critical to our success
Do you embrace empathy?
We promote empathy for women, their caregivers, and for each other