SensNews Sept 2020

5 Sensor100 September 2020 Prof. ChrisToumazou Profiled in Cyprus Mail From North Cyprus parents but apparently born and raised in the UK, Christopher Toumazou be- came the youngest professor to be appointed at Imperial College, aged 33. He is currently Regius Professor of Engineering, Chair in Biomed- ical Circuit Design, Director of the Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology and Founder and Chief Scientist for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College. He is also Founder, Chairman or CEO of two successful Medical Device Companies (Toumazou Technology and DNA Elec- tronics) and Chief Scientific Advisor to GENEU. Development of a Covid-19 test which is instrument free and gives results in 90 minutes (see p20) has excited the interest of Cyprus Mail: " A breakthrough in the battle against Covid-19 has been achieved by a British Cyp- riot tech entrepreneur and professor, who has pioneered a much-heralded lab-free test that delivers accurate results within 90 minutes. The brainchild of Chris Toumazou, of Imperial College London, the testing kit has been dubbed “a lab in a cartridge” and the British government has ordered 5.8 mil- lion of them from his start-up company, DnaNudge." DnaNudge was originally formed to determine one's DNA profile and use that to offer guidance on healthier food choices. Cyprus Mail 2 7 September Imperial College People dnanudge