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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
ECHEM SENSE

  • The Challenge

    Food poisoning and gastro-intestinal viruses are health risks that can significantly affect the operational capabilities of organisations like the Defence Forces.

  • The Solution

    ECHEM SENSE will develop a new type of reusable biosensor, capable of detecting multiple food pathogens, in low resource environments.

Funders

Co-funded by: Department of Defence and Defence Forces