Solutions for a Better Tomorrow
All-Scenario Rapid Testing Platform Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The Current Challenges
- The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant challenge to global health.
- AMR is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
- In the healthcare sector, including hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic laboratories, there is a pressing demand for efficient, accurate, and rapid diagnostic tools, particularly for managing potential infectious diseases and AMR.
- There is also a growing demand for AST solutions in food safety, and environmental monitoring.
Our Innovation and Breakthrough
- Our Microfluidic system is capable of analysing drug-resistance profile of pathogens within 3 hours, providing the quickest results among any reported methods.
- The system is applicable even in resource-limited settings. It is affordable and easy to use without the need for sophisticated equipment.
- This AST system is designed to provide a sample-to-answer solution that can be used on-site. This method is fully automatic and does not require a microscope. The results can be easily captured and analysed using a cell phone.
- The patented technology can process large numbers of samples quickly and provide initial screening results for drug-resistant pathogens.
The Impact
The Platforms are affordable, portable, high-throughput, and user-friendly, making it a promising tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. It also has the potential to be used on a large scale in resource-limited situations, such as for frequent safety screenings of water, food, and public facilities.
Team Leader
Dr Ren Kangning, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Interested in Our Innovation?
Contact us at itpr@hkbu.edu.hk to explore collaboration and partnership opportunities.