The collaboration focuses on developing a circular, biobased cassette for a rapid multibiomarker test that allows multiple biomarkers to be determined simultaneously in a single sample (finger-prick blood, urine). Within this project, the focus lies on diagnostics of leprosy and tuberculosis, infectious diseases for which globally accessible, point-of-care diagnostic test are essential for timely diagnosis.
The project builds upon a long-standing, constructive collaboration between prof. Geluk and Dr. Ir. Paul Corstjens (Near patient diagnostics; Dept. CCB), utilizing a unique reporter technology.
“This project enables a logical next step in our translational research, in which we develop diagnostic tests that are not only effective but also sustainable,” says Geluk.