Rapid PCR tests at the touch of a button
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- Philippe Bechtold (left) and Michele Gregorini are much less often in the laboratory since they have founded their own company. (Image: Alessandro Della Bella/ETH Zurich)
ETH researchers Michele Gregorini and Philippe Bechtold have developed a PCR testing device that can easily be used outside the lab – and that takes less than 30 minutes to deliver results. Now the two young entrepreneurs are focusing their efforts on getting the device approved for medical use.
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