Protected behind a fume hood in a Containment Level 3 laboratory at the heart of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Hexsor’s sensor solution has been getting up close and personal with a host of – not very appealing – biological threats.
This, of course, is the entire purpose of our current collaboration with LSTM – to develop a sensor capable of detecting and quantifying COVID-19 in wastewater, as well as hundreds of other infectious nasties which, collectively, present some of the most significant global public health challenges.
Hexsor’s Dr Jeyan Sreekumar has been working closely on site with the LSTM team, under strict contamination protocols. Initial test data have proved promising and the impressive analytical capabilities of our sensor solution, and its ease of use, has already garnered much positive feedback.
“I’m no stranger to laboratory work, although working under biosafety protocols is certainly something different”, noted Dr Sreekumar.
“Nevertheless, the potential benefits of this work are huge, and it is a privilege to work alongside the LSTM team in developing a solution capable of protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable people against infection and illness”.
Our solution will remain with LSTM over the next few weeks to test different biological samples.
