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Woo Jin Chang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Biosensor expert Woo Jin Chang, associate professor, mechanical engineering, and Ihnjea Choi were awarded a $25,000 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation Bridge Grant<\/a> for their startup company, Septillionth Inc. Choi is the company\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grant will support Septillionth\u2019s move from the lab to commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chang and Choi are developing a portable lead detector for on-site testing of water in wells, homes and water-treatment facilities. The sensors, Chang says, will be affordable and feature digital read-outs that a user can easily interpret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chang has been developing portable sensing systems that instantly detect low levels of contaminants in drinking water, ground water and surface water. These low-cost detectors use a single drop of water to detect one or more heavy metals\u2014including cadmium, mercury, chromium, and copper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridge Grants provide \u201cgap\u201d funding to startups that have progressed past the government-funded basic research stage and are moving toward commercialization. Funding comes from a matching grant to 51ÁÔÆæ by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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