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Deployments

This page tracks all Glorbit deployments across global partner sites. Not every site listed here will turn into a partner site, but these are the identified targets based on local connections and diversity of patient populations. Ideal sites are in low resource areas. Ideally, 3-5 sites total will be enrolled in the study.

Deployment Summary

Site Country Tier Status IRB Status Expected Enrollment Collaborators
Quina Care Ecuador Tier 1 Collection finished- pending DUA Approved (USFQ 2025-037E) 150 Quina Care, USFQ, UIC, JVDE
Shell Hospital Ecuador Tier 1 Data collection active Approved (USFQ 2025-037E) 500 Shell Hospital, USFQ, UIC, JB
San Benito Jose Honduras Tier 1 Deployment pending Approved (Registro N.º IRB 00003070) 200 Dr. Setabutr, Dr. Chan, Dr. MacIntos, Dr. O'Connor
Ruamjairak Thailand Tier 1 Final stages of review Submitted 500 Dr. Setabutr, Dr Soyci
Ethiopia Ethiopia Tier 1 Setting Zoom call with Minister of Health Submitted 500 Larrick network, anteneh, ethiopian ministry of health

We are no longer enrolling new hospitals into the deployment network at this time.

Interpretation of Tiers

Tier Meaning
Tier 1 — Active / Near-Term Deployments Sites already live or where deployment is imminent. These will contribute the first wave of global prospective data.
Tier 2 — High-Probability 2026 Deployments Strong institutional partnerships and clear next steps; high likelihood to activate within the fellowship timeline.
Tier 3 — Exploratory Sites Long shots, but some on the ground relations present

Individual Site Progress

This section contains progress tracking for each active or prospective site. Expand the box to see the progress and next steps.

Quina Care, Ecuador — Tier 1

Primary deployment site for Glorbit 1. Located in Putumayo in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

IRB: USFQ 2025-037E
Partners: Quina Care, USFQ, UIC
Goals: 200 enrolled patients

  • Contact made
  • Hospital intent letter acquired
  • IRB approved
  • Deployment of Glorbit
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 150 patients
  • DUA with UIC and IRB STUDY2024-1118
  • Manual grading performed

Shell Hospital, Ecuador — Tier 1

Second Ecuadorian deployment. Complementary patient population.

IRB: Amendment to USFQ 2025-037E
Partners: Shell Hospital, USFQ, UIC

  • Contact made with local champion and verbal agreement
  • Hospital intent letter acquired
  • Modification of existing IRB submitted
  • IRB amendment approved
  • Deployment of Glorbit
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 500 patients
  • DUA with UIC and IRB STUDY2024-1118
  • Manual grading performed

Honduras — Tier 1

Site in Honduras to be identified in collaboration with Dr. Setabutr, Dr. Chan, Sasha, and Dr. MacIntosh IRB: Registro N.º IRB 00003070

  • Contact made with local champion
  • Hospital intent letter acquired
  • IRB drafted
  • IRB approved
  • Deployment of Glorbit
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 500 patients
  • DUA with UIC and IRB STUDY2024-1118
  • Manual grading performed

Thailand — Tier 1

Sites in Thailand to be identified in collaboration with Dr. Setabutr.

IRB: To be initiated
Partners: TBD

  • Dr. Setabutr initiate contact on the ground
  • Contact made with local champion
  • Hospital intent letter acquired
  • IRB drafted
  • IRB Submitted
  • IRB approved
  • Deployment of Glorbit
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 500 patients
  • DUA with UIC and IRB STUDY2024-1118
  • Manual grading performed

Ethiopia — Tier 1

Site in Ethiopia identified through Larrick network

  • Contact made with local champion
  • Hospital intent letter acquired
  • IRB drafted
  • IRB approved
  • Deployment of Glorbit
  • Enrollment of 100 patients
  • Enrollment of 500 patients
  • DUA with UIC and IRB STUDY2024-1118
  • Manual grading performed

Deployment Workflow

The protocol to enroll new sites is roughly the same at each new enrollment, with the primary difference being local regulations regarding ethical approval.

  1. Identify local clinical champion
  2. Obtain hospital intent letter
  3. Prepare and submit local IRB
  4. Secure IRB approval
  5. Deploy Glorbit and train operators
  6. Collect 100–500 patient images + metadata
  7. Establish Data Use Agreement (DUA) with UIC
  8. Transfer data and initiate analysis