About Us

PharMI-AIMs are a research team from Imperial College London involved in an Innovate UK funded ICURe programme. We are exploring microbial identification methods and discovering ways to improve the process.

Find out more about our project and if you can help in anyway please get in touch!

The problem

Current microbial identification methods are limited because they can be time-consuming, expensive, and may not provide accurate or comprehensive results. Traditional identification methods, such as culturing and biochemical assays, can take several days or weeks to yield results and require specialized expertise to interpret.

Moreover, these methods may not be able to identify certain species or strains of microorganisms, particularly those that are difficult to culture or have atypical characteristics. Additionally, traditional methods may require large amounts of resources and materials, making them less accessible in resource-limited settings

Our solution

Our technology (Laser-Desorption Rapid Evaporation Ionisation Mass Spectrometry -LD-REIMS) provides an exciting alternative to traditional identification methods as well as existing mass spectrometry methods because it is rapid, accurate, and cost-effective. It can identify microorganisms based on their lipids/metabolic profiles and can provide results within seconds to a few minutes.

We have also incorporated our own artificial intelligence-driven software for ID and automated control using robotics, making the platform fully integrable with the next-generation of automated ‘smart’ systems in various industries that do not need any human intervention. E.g., food & beverage, pharmaceutical, skincare.

The Process

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