Patients can often be discharged from hospital, then re-admitted a few days later with complications. Chris Toumazou Read Quote
When patients are admitted to hospital for elective surgery or non-urgent conditions, their vital signs are only monitored every four hours, unless they have been identified as being at high risk of deterioration. Chris Toumazou Read Quote
We can replace the big monitors in hospitals with intelligent, disposable plasters that you throw away after wearing for a couple of days. Chris Toumazou Read Quote
I set out to create chips that used low-energy technology, and that has allowed me to develop devices that can do all their data crunching on site. Chris Toumazou Read Quote
For me, the ability to use semiconductor sequencing to provide a medical diagnosis in just a few hours that once took days is a crucial step in saving the lives of patients. This is particularly significant for the treatment of sepsis, where every minute matters. Chris Toumazou Read Quote