Originally from Belgium, Jean-Jacques Degroof, Ph.D, is both an entrepreneur educator and a philanthropist supporting innovative initiatives related to aging. Before these accomplishments, Dr. Jean-Jacques Degroof attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned a doctorate.
Known for research that has culminated in modern innovations, MIT is presently collaborating with 3M to create COVID-19 test that returns highly accurate results in 10 minutes. Professor Hadley Sikes and her research team are working with 3M to develop a test that works much faster than the swab test now used to test for COVID-19. The difference between this test and the one currently used is that it assesses whether someone has contracted the disease by looking for the virus’s proteins as opposed to RNA or genetic material. With the RNA test it takes a few days for them to be returned, which is a lot slower than the rapid results test in the works. While it seems as though it would be the most difficult part, developing the test fared less difficult than finding a way to market and mass produce it. With the MIT labs being closed, the venture relied on one diligent post doc who worked endlessly to find a way for reagents to capture SARS-CoV-2. The two companies then came to an agreement that addressed the commercialization process in less than 10 days, much quicker than the usual three to six-month wait.
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