@syedaliahmed Hi Ali, thanks very much! Unfortunately, as you say, the tech just isn't there yet (Theranos helped to prove that). We want to get a product in peoples' hands today which is why we are starting here but we certainly don't plan to be sending finger prick samples through the post forever. Having said that, we've done a lot of work to make the process as seamless and easy as possible and we've had a lot of great feedback on how simple it is.

@tjlivesey @syedaliahmed My other concern is that when I go for a blood test (which I do regularly as I have IBD), if I don't give them a full testtube filled, they won't send it off for analysis as there isn't enough quantity. How comes a small finger pricked amount is enough for analysis in this case? What's different?

@tjlivesey You bring up such a great point here: being proactive, which is such a great way to stay ahead of potential health problems. I’m such a supporter of these home-based tests. I think in the long run they will have healthy :) economic potential in both patients and health care systems. As technology proves that smaller amounts of blood are necessary to run such tests, it will only be a matter of time until home based blood testing will be used in other important areas, such as diagnostics and cancer screening. Also want to wish you good luck Thriva team!

@dancyfits Hi Daniel! We definitely hope to be in the US at some point. The challenges are mainly around physical infrastructure like postal networks and labs, because we have a physical and operational arm to our business, there is more that goes into crossing boarders but we are already putting things in place. Modern technology is very good and amounts required to process tests is actually quite low, the amount of blood taken in venous samples is more to allow for inefficiencies e.g. samples getting mixed up running lots more tests at a later date. It's important to collect enough to allow for statistical significancy, which we do. We are building out a platform to allow others to build on top of and we already work with 100s of specialists who use Thriva with their own clients. Thanks very much for the well wishes!

@stevenagar Hi Steven, completely fair question and one we get asked a lot! basically, the NHS is in place to treat disease and they do a great job. What they are not set up to do is proactive health care to prevent people getting ill in the first place and that's where we come in. Our customers are healthy people who understand the value in tracking these important data points over time as the trends are more important than individual snapshot data. Most GPs won't be willing just to run tests for a person who has no symptoms but wants to track things proactively because they are there partly to protect NHS costs. Quite apart from that, we offer a far more convenient solution and great product experience along with a dashboard to track results, GP report and much more information on whate the results actually mean which wouldn't be the case with an NHS blood test. Hope that helps! Any more questions, let me know!