WHAT is SensUs? · Uppsala teams: SensUs 2016-2019 Creatinine (kidney failure)SensUpp UppSense...
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WHAT is SensUs?
An international competition
14 universities all around the world
Biosensors that could potentially be used by patients in the future
Students make and design innovative biosensors
SensUs stimulates the development of biosensors for healthcare applications in a friendly competitive manner
Uppsala teams: SensUs 2016-2019
Creatinine (kidney failure)
SensUpp UppSense
NT-proBNP (heart failure)
Vancomycin (dosing of antibiotic)
U.V.S (Uppsala Vancomycin Sensor)
2018
2016 2017
AdUp Sense2019
Adalimumab (dosing of rheumatoid arthritis)
NT-proBNP (heart failure)
Interdisciplinary team
Students enrolled in a BSc or MSc program
15 students
Different scientific disciplines
Engineering
Pharmaceutical
Biology
Medicine
Physics
Chemistry
SensUs 2020
▶︎ A commonly-used broad spectrum anti-epileptic drug
▶︎Monitoring would increase the added value because:
➤ non-linear relation between the administered dose and the blood drug concentration
➤ high inter-individual variability
TIMELINE
Deadline to apply: October 1st
Selection of candidates
September 2020The contest takes place in
Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
November 2019 – August 2020
The team will design and build their biosensor
Contestdays
(Eindhoven)
Why should you be part of SensUs?
- Team work
- International experience
- Broaden your knowledge about biosensors
- Gain contacts (academia and companies)
- Challenging experience
- CV
- Fun!
- Take another course (15 hp)
“Innovation of Molecular Biosensors”Code: 3MG039
TO APPLY, send your CV to:
You can read more at:
Join SensUs 2020!
(latest October 1st)