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The European BorderSens project leverages voltammetric sensors, developed with end-users’ input, to rapidly and accurately detect illicit drugs. By embracing practicalities and validation, this technology has the potential to combat the illicit drug problem.
Could your latest discovery be the basis for a new medicine, material or an entirely new industry? What steps should you take next on the road to real world impact?
Chemical feedstocks are beginning to move away from their heavy reliance on petroleum. Although the precise timing for this transition is open to much debate, the trend is inevitable.