Forge Track

Build Phase Teams

The Build phase teams are competing in a 6month long hackathon. The goal is to solve the challenge presented by Lonza in biomanufacturing. Both teams are provided with CHF 10k to prototype, lab space, and biweekly meetings. On May 15th 2024, the teams will compete for the grand prize - CHF 30,000.

Parallelized Microfluidics

Proposing a novel solution leveraging high-throughput microfluidics & droplet-based detection methods.

Team Members: Kathryn Petersen & Christian Metzner

SensiCell

Proposing a novel solution to microbial contaminant detection using a reporter cell system.

Team Members: Irina Ferapontova, Ekaterina Maevskaia, Nathan Breuillard, Alisdair Stevenson, Paolo Fischer

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