Award, 2020

Corona Hunter, XPRIZE rapid testing semi-finalist

An open-source rapid test kit reached the semi-finals of a global XPRIZE.

When
17 September 2020
Where
International
Format
Competition
With
Just One Giant Lab

Corona Hunter, an open-source rapid COVID-19 test kit developed through Just One Giant Lab, reached the semi-finals of the XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition in September 2020.

Open-source scientific hardware is what makes work like this possible at this cost. Published comparisons put it at around 87 per cent cheaper on average than proprietary laboratory equipment once labour is excluded.

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