SLIME: Sensor for the Living Intestinal Mucus Ecosystem
This team develops an innovative ingestible sensor (“smart pill”) to measure gut microbiome activity, aiming to improve diagnostics of gastrointestinal health. They achieved substantial progress in a short time, including a patent and a competitive proposal submission, supported by a highly diverse team spanning scientific and support roles across multiple institutes. The collaboration is clearly strong and the societal relevance is evident. Overall, it is a promising and ambitious initiative marked by creativity and cross-campus teamwork. The strength of this highly diverse team (including members from the university and companies) lies in the joint focus and dedication.
Team members, in alphabetical order
- Neha Awasthi (project manager, IMM, Radboud / funded programme manager, OnePlanet)
- Christian Büll (Assistant Professor Biochemistry, IMM Radboud)
- Thomas Boltje (Associate Professor Synthetic Organic Chemistry, IMM Radboud)
- Annelies Goris (programme manager Health, OnePlanet Research Center)
- Ralph Jaspers (former Managing Director, IMM Radboud)
- Annette Körfer (research intern, OnePlanet Research Center)
- Valeska de Ruiter (technical staff member, Biochemistry, IMM Radboud)
- Johan Pijnenborg (co-founder, RU spin-off GlycoTherapeutics)
- Arjan Tibbe (Scientific Director, OnePlanet Research Center)
- Mario van der Toorne (knowledge transfer manager, Radboud)
- Richard van Wezel (Director Health, OnePlanet Research Center / Professor DCN Radboud)
