Labskin is delighted to announce our selection by The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a part of the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to hitch a team of experts to develop latest ways to judge radiation exposure in civilians and military personnel.
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Labskin is a key member of a consortium chosen to develop these technologies in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of experts including professors from the University of Columbia in Recent York, Georgetown University in Washington DC, the Georgia Institute of Technology, scientists from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and computer scientists and researchers from the project lead ARETE Associates, a Defense contractor specializing in sensing solution and machine learning algorithms.
TEI-REX
In a project price $800k, starting immediately, Labskin will help develop this technology into minimally invasive testing for radiation for a program often known as Targeted Evaluation of Ionizing Radiation Exposure (TEI-REX). TEI-REX goals to develop novel approaches to judge organisms exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation. Labskin coupled with Skin Trust Club’s expertise in skin research and microbiology is important for the project.
The goal of the project is to develop a latest biodosimetry standard which could possibly be applied to keep up the security of military and civilian populations working or living in close proximity to ionizing radiation sources, equivalent to: nuclear plants, nuclear vessels, ammunition, etc. Labskin’s contribution is the creation of an easy non-invasive swab test to gather signatures from the skin surface that permits machine learning algorithms to detect and quantify the impact of any amount of radiation exposure on the skin microbiome.
That is an unique opportunity to revolutionize the best way we test for radiation exposure. Labskin and Skin Trust Club are on the forefront of an increasing variety of innovative technologies which are changing our world. This system will also be applied to detect the impact of pollution or quite a lot of chemicals on the environment. Moreover, one of these testing couldn’t only be used to detect exposure to those sort of events in humans but in addition in complex ecological systems equivalent to the soil, crops or sediments”
David Caballero-Lima, Chief Scientist, Labskin
We’re committed to the success of this very exciting project. The inclusion of Artificial Intelligence and the chance to work with ARETE Associates, with their vast experience in complex AI applications, will end in further advances in how AI might be used along side our skin model at scale. This project coincides with completion of the expansion of our US labs in Delaware, which can greatly help the implementation of this massive project. We consider our proven ability to transition technology to the sphere with Skin Trust Club can be invaluable as we progress this project.”
Colin O’Sullivan, Chief Information Officer, Labskin