ECHEM SENSE
- Challenge:Defence Innovation Challenge
- Co-Funders:Department of Defence and Defence Forces
- Phase:Seed
- Team Lead:Dr Robert Johnson, University College Dublin
- Team Co-Lead:Prof Seamus Fanning, University College Dublin
- Defence Forces Liaison:Lt Col Anthony Corcoran, Medical Corps
Funders
Co-funded by: Department of Defence and Defence Forces
Food poisoning and gastro-intestinal viruses are health risks that can significantly affect the operational capabilities of organisations like the Defence Forces.
ECHEM SENSE will develop a new type of reusable biosensor, capable of detecting multiple food pathogens, in low resource environments.