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21 March 2022

A major barrier towards achieving affordability of diagnostic systems for low-resource settings is the lack of purchasing price parity between the countries where tests are manufactured and those where the tests are needed. In this video Cassi Henderson (University of Cambridge) explains the technology behind AfriDx's protein production processes a…

24 June 2021

After the arrival of the PATHPOD system and first batch of cartridges in Ghana was distribution to partners, a virtual training aimed at familiarizing partners with the PATHPOD system as well as equipping them with trouble shooting techniques was successfully conducted by DTU. This success set the stage for preliminary testing of the PATHPOD system…

23 June 2021

Colourful proteins for colourful science! The Cambridge Analytical Biotechnology (CAB) team has been working on locally producing recombinant proteins to provide laboratories in low-to-middle income countries a low cost, self-sustaining source of enzymes. This feeds directly into the sustainable approach of the AfriDx project to develop local capac…

2 June 2021

An important milestone of the AfriDx project is to develop and adapt a rapid and affordable diagnostic system for SARS-CoV-2 that may be implemented in Ghana in the fight against COVID-19. The system should require little or no training and eliminate the need to send samples to central laboratories.The PATHPOD system developed at DTU (Technical Uni…

6 May 2021

The PATHPOD system and ships which are central to the AfriDx project have now arrived Ghana from DTU.In the middle of March 2021, four (4) PATHPOD systems were successfully delivered to AfriDx partners in Ghana after undergoing necessary clearance at Ghana's Custom services. AfriDx partner NMIR under the leadership of Prof. Michael Wilson coordinat…

15 February 2021

The AfriDx Initiative has officially begun and we're excited to see what we can achieve. The ProjectThe AfriDx project is a 15-month project, expected to finish in December of 2021. While the start of AfriDx was somewhat delayed, all partners are quickly moving forward with their work. This project is especially important in low- and middle-income …