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Our new patent report has pointed to a decline in the number of new point-of-care technologies being created to diagnose infectious disease and identify pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), amid a concerning lack of innovation and investment.
4 October 2018
Crafting the uncraftable: Designing "diagnostics"
Using crafts as an educational tool, the Longitude Prize team have challenged the public to create an affordable and effective test to detect bacterial infections and tackle the growing levels of antibiotic resistance.
4 September 2018
Q&A: Diagnostic advice for low-resource settings
We interviewed Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Head of AMR and Outbreaks at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) – an international non-profit organisation that accelerates the development, evaluation and delivery of high-quality, affordable diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases – about the challenges faced in this domain.
24 August 2018
Sting: A story from Infectious Futures
An infection, bee drones, cuddly robots and more in this short story from our science fiction booklet, Infectious Futures.
The UK declared its first ever case of “super” resistant gonorrhoea this past March. What does this mean for us and the future of antibiotic resistance? Dr Tina Joshi tells us.
What are some of the struggles and learnings in creating more accessible technology for reducing antibiotic resistance? Vu Thi Quynh Giao talks about designing a diagnostic for animals in Vietnam.
3 July 2018
Antibiotic Guardian: What you missed
Rosie Brade, a winner at the Antibiotic Guardian Awards, takes us through the important messages communicated during this years awards ceremony on antibiotic stewardship.
25 June 2018
Causes: A story from Infectious Futures
In an outbreak of antibiotic resistance, a newly appointed attendant to the heir of the throne experiences a living nightmare of social media frenzy and death.
Sharing experiences and strategies to avoid the spread of antimicrobial resistance is crucial and Taiwan should continue to be a leader in addressing this, says Jillian Sprenger.
Listen to curator, Bart Grob, speak about the Museum Boerhaav's travelling exhibit on antibiotic resistance.
We have launched an easy-to-use search engine for teams and others to find funding related to AMR and diagnostics!
In this audio clip, Nishant Kumar, founder of Embryyo and a Longitude Prize competitor, discusses his personal experience with antibiotic resistance and the rapid, point-of-care device his team hopes to win the prize with.