MSDx is a precision medicine company developing blood testing products for monitoring neurodegeneration in brain diseases. Millions of people are affected by brain disorders yet there are virtually no clinical blood tests available today. Neurologists rely on clinical symptoms, imaging technology, clinical response to medications, and tests which exclude other diseases. Today there is a need for vital patient information earlier in the disease and in a more cost effective manner than radiological tests. Improper diagnosis or ineffective treatment negatively impact cost and quality of care for the patient.
 
 
 
The patented MSDx WINDOW INTO THE BRAIN  blood test offers a real-time view of the disease processes in the brain.  The blood tests that the company is developing will provide the neurologists with critical data that can be useful in diagnosis, monitoring, and assessing therapeutics response. At launch, the company will offer the MSDx blood test panel as a as a service through a CLIA Certified Laboratory in Tucson.
 
It takes a Community to raise a company—The MSDx founders came together as a part of the University of Arizona’s McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Program. The company then launched at the UA business incubator, has worked with 12 UA Interns, secured an Arizona Commerce grant, received an AZ Flinn Foundation grant, and raised investment from the Tucson Desert Angels.  We are very grateful for the support of Arizona!
 
Marie Wesselhoft - Biography
 
Marie Wesselhoft currently is President and Co-Founder of MSDx, Inc. a start-up company focused on commercializing blood tests for brain diseases.  Marie has 35+ years of healthcare business experience in the diagnostic, device, and provider industry. Marie held positions such as VP/General Manager, VP Marketing, Area VP of Sales and Operations, and Product Manager during her twenty-year career at Cardinal/Baxter/American Hospital.  In her role as General Manager of the Scientific Products, Marie was responsible for the diagnostics business.  Throughout her career she has had multiple opportunities to launch $30-50M product lines, negotiate partnership agreements, manage key accounts, as well as in facilitate the integration of teams for acquisitions and divestitures.  
 
Prior to MSDx, she served as the Director for the Arizona Center for Innovation, a high-tech business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science & Technology Park in Tucson.  She serves on several boards including the Academy Village Assisted Living Corporation, BIO Southern Arizona, University of Arizona Tech Launch Arizona, and Allendale Home for Children. 
 
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