ChoLab
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ChoLab brings real-time cholera detection to the frontlines of public health. Using a portable, low-cost device and a smartphone, it identifies contaminated water in just 20 minutes, removing the need for traditional laboratory facilities. Community health workers can respond immediately and upload test results to create a grassroots surveillance network. Public health agencies gain early warning of outbreaks, shifting response from reactive to proactive. Designed with local input, ChoLab empowers communities and supports stronger water safety and disease prevention
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Hongbee Park
Diksha Chugh
Steffek Rainey
Steffek Rainey is an award-winning industrial designer and inventor at Harvard University. He invented his first product at just 16 years old, and in the years since, he has created more than ten successful innovations spanning products, apps, and systems. Steffek focuses on building ventures that empower everyday people to take meaningful action to address some of the world's most urgent challenges, like plastic waste, epidemics, and climate change.
Professor Andrew Witt
Supervising Professor
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