{"id":9469,"date":"2025-04-03T17:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/?p=9469"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:03:23","slug":"rapid-diagnostic-test-for-malaria-detection-in-saliva-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/rapid-diagnostic-test-for-malaria-detection-in-saliva-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria detection in Saliva samples"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9469\" class=\"elementor elementor-9469\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-749eb4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"749eb4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572e761a\" data-id=\"572e761a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e58c318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"7e58c318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Award type :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Product Development Award<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ca934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"64ca934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Product type :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Diagnostics<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f9944e elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"72f9944e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Award year :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1115bc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"1115bc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project start date :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">12 \/ 13 \/ 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234253f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"234253f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project end date :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">-<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eeb0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"76eeb0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project duration (months) :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">-<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7908025f elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"7908025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Development stage :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Clinical Validation\/ Usability Assessment<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-542a43f3\" data-id=\"542a43f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bca3fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"2bca3fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Target disease :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Malaria<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a74ba23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"6a74ba23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Region served :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Gabon, Germany, Denmark, South Korea<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a6b066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"28a6b066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Recipient organization \/ Country of funding recipient organization :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">BNITM (Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine) \/ Germany<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dec1239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"3dec1239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Collaborator(s) \/ Country :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Aarhus University \/ Denmark, Genes Laboratories \/ Republic of Korea, GC Labs \/ Republic of Korea, VPCIR biosciences \/ Denmark, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) \/ Switzerland<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd5792e elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"2cd5792e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Funding amount(KRW) :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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