AfriDx kicks off: affordable COVID diagnostics for Ghana
The AfriDx Initiative has officially begun and we’re excited to see what we can achieve. AfriDx is a 15-month project led
October 5, 2020
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Understanding diagnostics needs in Cameroon for the CRISPR-TyphoidDx Project
The CRISPR-TyphoidDx project is developing a low-cost and highly sensitive and specific molecular test for typhoid fever, with the goal
September 21, 2020
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Alborada Fund awarded to scale up COVID-19 testing in Ethiopia
The Open Bioeconomy Lab has been awarded an Alborada Fund from the Cambridge-Africa Initiative to work with partners in Ethiopia
April 30, 2020
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Jenny Molloy discusses open hardware for COVID-19 and regulatory challenges with Nature’s Coronapod
Jenny was invited to contribute to Nature’s Coronapod due to her interest in the intersection between open hardware projects for
April 28, 2020
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Guest Post from Sam Witham: My placement with Beneficial Bio: improving access to molecular biology
In this guest blog (cross-posted from the Earlham Institute), PhD student Sam Witham describes his exciting PIPS placement working with
April 28, 2020
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New Preprint: Crisis-Critical Intellectual Property: Findings from the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new pre-print article in SSRN features Jenny Molloy from Open Bioeconomy Lab and collaborators from the Institute for Manufacturing
April 28, 2020
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Public Domain Gazette launches to showcase biotechnology that belongs to everybody
The Open Bioeconomy Lab announces the launch of the Public Domain Gazette, an online resource seeded with information from
April 23, 2020
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New grant to building research and innovation capacity in Ethiopia through sustainable enzyme biomanufacturing
An ALBORADA Fund grant has been awarded to Dr Jenny Molloy of the Open Bioeconomy Lab and Dr Kassahun Tesfaye
January 23, 2020
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Open Bioeconomy Lab to help equip the next generation of innovative biological engineers to develop disease diagnostics for Africa
2020 has started well with the announcement that BBSRC has awarded £90k to Imperial College, Open Bioeconomy Lab, MboaLab, KNUST
January 23, 2020
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Developing a locally-manufacturable typhoid diagnostic in Cameroon: new project for 2020
An early Christmas present for Open Bioeconomy Lab has come in the form of funding from the Global Challenges Research
December 19, 2019
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Chiara Gandini reaches final of prestigious Skolar Award
Congratulations to Chiara Gandini, OBL Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, who was a finalist in the prestigious
December 12, 2019
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MboaLab inspires school children with Open Science Hardware
The MboaLab operates as a node of the Open Bioeconomy Lab. The founder of the lab is a member of
December 3, 2019
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