Rapid diagnostic for gonorrhea won $19 million federal prize competition to combat antibiotic resistance

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On Aug. 5, 2020, a diagnostic test capable of accurately and reliably detecting the microorganism that causes gonorrhea and rapidly determining in under 30 minutes if the microorganism is susceptible to a single-dose antibiotic was the winner of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Diagnostic Challenge. Visby Medical, received $19 million as a prize for its winning diagnostic.

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Source: National Institutes of Health
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