Open Innovation Program
2023-2024 announcements
Finalist Announcement
March 15, 2024. The 2023-2024 finalised applicants are below:
"The Open Innovation Program is led by Seegene, a global molecular diagnostics company. This initiative aims to invite highly skilled scientists and clinicians worldwide to perform clinical studies for fifteen projects to effectively develop diverse molecular diagnostics products, addressing the need for early disease detection in underserved areas, and advancing our shared goal of a disease-free world. We seek to work closely with this year’s awardees to develop diagnostics products covering infectious, respiratory, and vector-borne diseases, and drug-resistant pathogens. We sincerely appreciate your participation in the Open Innovation Program and congratulations to our awardees."
Dr. Jik Young Park, Head of Seegene’s Development Automation
We are delighted to announce the final awardees of the 2023-2024 Open Innovation Program. The awardees for each project are as follows:
Infectious Diseases
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 1: 3 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
ACCU Reference Medical Lab LLC |
USA |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
UAE |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Canada |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 2: 3 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
ACCU Reference Medical Lab LLC |
USA |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
UAE |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Canada |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 3: 3 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
ACCU Reference Medical Lab LLC |
USA |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
UAE |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Canada |
Dermatophyte: 3 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arturo Plascencia-Hernández |
Coordinator in Pediatric Infectology Research |
University Center for Health Sciences, Guadalajara University |
Mexico |
|
Davy Vanden Broeck |
Molecular Biologist and Head of Clinical Trial |
AML - Sonic Healthcare Benelux |
Belgium |
|
Khoa Thai |
Medical Microbiologist |
Star-shl |
Netherlands |
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI-14): 2 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Piet Cools |
Professor in Medical Microbiology |
Ghent University |
Belgium |
|
Ulrich Eigner |
Head of Study Department |
Laboratory Limbach |
Germany |
Vaginitis Screening incl. GBS: 1 awardee
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pedro Vieira-Baptista |
Head of the Lower Genital Tract Unit |
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João |
Portugal |
Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Infections
Respiratory Panel (RP) 1: No awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Respiratory Panel (RP) 2: 1 awardee
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heungsup Sung |
Professor |
Asan Medical Center |
Korea |
Respiratory Panel (RP) 3: 1 awardee
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heungsup Sung |
Professor |
Asan Medical Center |
Korea |
Respiratory Panel (RP) 4: No awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
NTM Typing: 2 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ulrich Eigner |
Head of Study Department |
Laboratory Limbach |
Germany |
|
Vismara Chiara Silvia |
Director of Structure of Microbiology Clinic |
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda |
Italy |
Vector-borne Diseases
Tick-borne Disease: 1 awardee
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Beth Mutai |
Assistance Principal Scientist |
Medical Research Directorate, Kenya Medical Research Institute |
Kenya |
Tropical Fever Virus: 2 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fernando Bastida-Gonzalez |
Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory |
ISEM/LESP |
Mexico |
|
Natalia Laufer |
Clinical Researcher |
UBA-CONICET |
Argentina |
Drug Resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): 3 awardees
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gian Maria Rossolini |
Professor/Director |
University of Florence / Careggi university hospital |
Italy |
|
Jae-Seok Kim |
Professor |
Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital |
Korea |
|
Nicolas Yin |
Medical Microbiologist, medical supervisor |
LHUB-ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Belgium |
Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO): 1 awardee
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gian Maria Rossolini |
Professor/Director |
University of Florence / Careggi university hospital |
Italy |
Shortlist announcement
January 12, 2024
The 2023-2024 shortlisted applicants are as follows:
Infectious Diseases
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 1: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
Accu Reference Medical Lab LLC |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 2: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
Accu Reference Medical Lab LLC |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 3: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Leenam Dedhia |
Senior Clinical Scientist and Supervisor |
Accu Reference Medical Lab LLC |
|
Mohamed Abdelmalek |
Specialist Clinical Pathology |
Mediclinic Middle East |
|
Camille Hamula |
Clinical Microbiologist/Associate Professor |
Saskatchewan Health Authority / University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Dermatophyte: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Arturo Plascencia-Hernández |
Coordinator |
University Center for Health Sciences, Guadalajara University |
|
Davy Vanden Broeck |
Molecular Biologist and Head of Clinical Trials |
AML - Sonic Healthcare Benelux |
|
Khoa Thai |
Medical Microbiologist |
Star-shl |
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI-14): 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Małgorzata Kalak |
Deputy Manager/Assistant Professor |
GENXONE SA/The Prince Mieszko I Academy of Applied Sciences in Poznan |
|
Piet Cools |
Professor |
Ghent University |
|
Ulrich Eigner |
Head of Study Department |
Laboratory Limbach |
Vaginitis Screening incl. GBS: 4 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Bo-Moon Shin |
Professor |
Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University |
|
Cindy Shuan Ju Teh |
Associate professor |
Universiti Malaya |
|
Myungshin Kim |
Professor |
The Catholic University of Korea |
|
Pedro Vieira-Baptista |
Head of the Lower Genital Tract Unit |
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João |
Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Infections
Respiratory Panel 1: 1 applicant
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Yoke Fun Chan |
Professor |
Universiti Malaya |
Respiratory Panel 2: 2 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Heungsup Sung |
Professor |
Asan Medical Center |
|
Yoke Fun Chan |
Professor |
Universiti Malaya |
Respiratory Panel 3: 2 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Heungsup Sung |
Professor |
Asan Medical Center |
|
Yoke Fun Chan |
Professor |
Universiti Malaya |
Respiratory Panel 4: 1 applicant
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Yoke Fun Chan |
Professor |
Universiti Malaya |
NTM Typing: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeong Hwan Shin |
Professor |
Inje Universtiy Busan Paik Hospital |
|
Ulrich Eigner |
Head of Study Department |
Laboratory Limbach |
|
Vismara Chiara Silvia |
Director |
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda |
Vector-borne Diseases
Tick-borne Disease: 3 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Beth Mutai |
Assistance Principal Scientist |
Medical Research Directorate, Kenya Medical Research Institute |
|
Michał Kopczyński |
Lab coordinator |
ALAB plus |
|
Sun Tee Tay |
Academic staff |
Universiti Malaya |
Tropical Fever Virus: 2 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Fernando Bastida-Gonzalez |
Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory |
ISEM/LESP |
|
Natalia Laufer |
Clinical Researcher |
UBA-CONICET |
Drug Resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): 4 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Gian Maria Rossolini |
Professor/Director |
University of Florence/Careggi university hospital |
|
Jae-Seok Kim |
Professor |
Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital |
|
Nicolas Yin |
Medical Microbiologist, medical supervisor |
LHUB-ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles |
|
Tjaša Žohar Čretnik |
Head of the working group |
National Laboratory for Health, Environment and Food |
Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDRO): 2 applicants
|
Name |
Position |
Institution |
|---|---|---|
|
Cindy Shuan Ju Teh |
Associate professor |
Universiti Malaya |
|
Gian Maria Rossolini |
Professor/Director |
University of Florence/Careggi university hospital |
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