THE WITHIN PI-SENS DEVELOPED SURFACE INVESTIGATION TOOL WINS THE INNOVATION AWARD 2024/25 IN THE CATEGORY “START-UP – INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS” AT THE TECHNOPOL WIENER NEUSTADT.

A SENSING PLATFORM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BASED ON APTAMERS ORIGINATING FROM IN VITRO EVOLUTION AND SELECTION AND THEIR USE ON ELECTRONIC SENSORS. THESE SENSORS ALLOW FOR SPECIFIC AND SENSITIVE QUANTIFICATION OF MICROBIAL PROBIOTICS AND PATHOGENS IN COMPLEX SAMPLES.

THE PI-SENS PROJECT WAS PRESENTED AT THE INNOVATION CORNER OF THE TECHNICAL MUSEUM VIENNA, HIGHLIGHTING OUR CONTRIBUTION TO ADVANCING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH FROM LOWER AUSTRIA TO A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE.

WITHIN THE PI-SENS PROJECT DPU ORGANIZED AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM THEMED "PERSONALIZED PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE MEDICINE ENABLED BY INTELLIGENT SENSING SYSTEMS AND SMART MATERIALS".