Checktor Biosciences: a rapid point-of-care test to mitigate antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea

Research unit

INNOSUISSE

Project number

114.819 IP-LS

Project title

Checktor Biosciences: a rapid point-of-care test to mitigate antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea

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Key words (English)	Life sciences, Medical diagnostics
Abstract (English)	We are developing a rapid test to detect infections and their susceptibility to antibiotics. In particular, we aim at reducing antibiotic misuse in the field of sexually transmitted infections and control the spread of gonorrhea, an extremely common infection that is becoming untreatable.