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Israeli Scientist Wins EU Innovation Award For Breath Test Device That Detects Diseases

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Israeli Scientist Wins EU Innovation Award For Breath Test Device That Detects Diseases
Professor Hossam Haick of the Technion. Photo by Yoav Beher

Israeli Scientist Wins EU Innovation Award For Breath Test Device That Detects Diseases

 

 
This article was re-published with permission from NoCamels.com – Israeli Innovation News.

Israeli Professor Hossam Haick of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was awarded the European Commission Innovation Prize last week for his invention of the SNIFFPHONE, a device that uses nanotechnology sensors to analyze particles on the breath and is able to pinpoint to exact diseases, like certain kinds of cancer, pulmonary and even the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases.

Haick was awarded the prize last week in Lisbon, Portugal at the annual European Forum of Electronic Components and Systems (EFECS), which focused on humanity’s “digital future.” The Technion professor was chosen by a prize committee as the most innovative scientist realizing an idea in the field of electronic systems.

Sniff Phone. Courtesy of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Sniff Phone. Courtesy of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

“We look for what are called volatile organic compounds, or biomarkers, on the breath. These biomarkers are chemical compounds that are imitated from the source of the disease and, as a result, are diffused within the bloodstream. Of course, the bloodstream is in contact with the skin and the lungs, which is why our test is able to detect them,” Haick told NoCamels in 2015

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