Professor Ewa GoldysAdministering Organisation: The University of New South Wales Fellowship Project Summary IL250100019 - Transforming gene testing to make communities safe Professor Goldys aims to develop innovative methods of testing for waterborne microbial contaminants. Working in partnership with an Australian water testing company Biopoint Pty Ltd, this program will create world-first ultrasensitive tests that offer a combination of low cost and high throughput. In the short-term, the project will reduce the costs of testing water quality and monitoring wastewater conditions. Long-term, the commercially significant testing platform created in this project will be applied to the highly sensitive detection of a wide range of genetic sequences. This will transform the $1.4 billion water testing market and make a further significant impact on the molecular testing market, to an estimated value of $16 billion. By establishing a new commercial-ready highly customisable methodology tailored for water monitoring and management of national biosecurity, this project will deliver environmental and social benefits to Australia. Australian Research Council funding: $3,985,106 Industry Partners: Biopoint Pty Limited, Avicena Systems Limited To find out more about Professor Goldys, please visit her profile page here. For further information about this funding scheme, please visit the Industry Laureate Fellowships page.