2detect
What is this project all about?
Fever, cough or cold – what's the cause, Flu or Covid? In fall and winter, when both waves meet, it is difficult to make a diagnosis for the right treatment based on symptoms. However, this is especially important for high-risk groups, such as the elderly, with pre-existing condition and children under the age of 5.
To be safe, PCRs are used in such cases, but this method is laborious, expensive and time-consuming. A precise and fast result is important for… Mehr anzeigen
What is the project goal and who is the project for?
So far, the LAMP test has not yet arrived in routine diagnostics – we aim to change that. The quick and easy procedure enables use directly on site, for example in doctors' offices or nursing homes. Long waiting times and high costs are avoided and targeted, proper treatment can start sooner. With our 2in1 Covid and Flu Test, we make a valuable contribution to ensure that this important differential diagnosis reaches many people.
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Why would you support this project?
Good and affordable diagnostics are a valuable building block of a healthy, fair and sustainable society. Current, reliable methods are associated with high effort and costs and are thus not available to everybody.
Our simple, cost-effective and robust test is ideally suited for use in developing and emerging countries, where good diagnostics is often a luxury for the rich – we want to change that together with you!
Our LAMP has great potential. It is flexi… Mehr anzeigen
How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?
We have already established the LAMP for the Corona variants – with its help we can show whether the sample is positive, regardless if there is alpha, beta, delta or omicron in the sample. The successful crowdfunding campaign helps us to combine our 2in1 test with simultaneous detection of Influenza. There are different variants of Influenza as well, two of them, Influenza A and B cause most severe infections. Therefore, we choose A+B for our 2in1.
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Who are the people behind the project?
Lena, Jost and Dirk have been studying plant viruses in Aachen and Münster for many years. One focus of this research is the development of simple and fast LAMP tests that show whether plants are infected with viruses. With the onset of the Corona pandemic in March 2020, we modified our LAMP for the Corona virus, the field test with patient samples was successful – quickly and reliably the line turned red! Dewi is our young researcher, in her bachelor thes… Mehr anzeigen
What are the sustainable development goals of this project?
Primary sustainable development goal
Why does this project contribute to this goal?
The pandemic has drastically shown us how much our health is linked to all areas of life and how crucial a functioning healthcare system is. Our 2detect project opens up the opportunity for everyone to benefit from good, affordable diagnostics. Quick, easy, and accurate, it enables doctors everywhere to start the right treatment – in our case Covid or Flu – immediately. This is how WE can improve global health.
Denis (co-founder of Startnext)