L2M NSERC - GEM: Gold nanoparticle Embedded paper Membrane for highly sensitive immunoassays

拟议的市场评估项目是为我们最近开发的金纳米颗粒嵌入纸膜（GEM）技术进行可行的市场分析。高灵敏度的生物测定是许多应用所必需的，例如早期疾病诊断。然而，现有的测定法存在高成本、易变性和需要专业技能的问题。因此，我们开发了GEM作为一种方便和低成本的方法进行高灵敏度的生物测定，以克服这些限制。拟议项目将获得必要的数据，如潜在市场规模、应用、潜在客户及其购买习惯、客户愿意支付的价格以及竞争情况。这些数据将帮助我们确定将这项技术商业化的下一步，例如，开办新公司或将GEM技术授权给现有公司。在这个项目中，研究生还将接受培训，进行市场评估，并有机会与潜在的利益相关者和行业专家互动。

The proposed Market Assessment project is for conducting viable market analysis for our recently developed Gold nanoparticle Embedded paper Membrane (GEM) technology. Highly sensitive bioassays are required for many applications, such as early disease diagnostics. However, existing assays suffer from high cost, inflexibility, and require specialized skills. Hence, we developed GEM as a convenient and low-cost method for performing highly sensitive bioassays to overcome these limitations. The proposed project will obtain essential data, such as the potential market size, applications, potential customers and their buying habits, how much the customers would like to pay, and competitions. The data will help us determine the next steps towards commercializing this technology, e.g., starting a new company or to licensing the GEM technology to an existing company. In this project, the graduate student will also be trained to conduct the market assessment and have opportunities to interact with potential stakeholders and industry experts.