Lateral thinking: Lateral flow test engineering and lessons learned from COVID-19
The successful treatment and cure of all diseases relies heavily on accurate diagnosis: if we don’t know what a disease is, we won’t know how to stop it. The ramifications of this can be very serious, with delays in diagnosis and treatment playing a key factor in many deaths and dehabilitating conditions. Traditional diagnostic tools and procedures have been used to great effect in many cases, but they do have limitations.
Since the beginning of i-sense, we have been supporting new projects that promote a new culture of engagement and forward thinking initiatives between academics, the public, patients, clinicians, industry, regulators, policy makers and the media in order to complement and strengthen the expertise of the consortium.
