32 | Dr Shuler Xu Co-Founder and CTO of RapidX Bio and Dr Nipun Sawhney Co-Founder and CEO of RapidX Bio Dr Shuler Xu is Co-Founder and CTO of RapidX Bio. Shuler has been an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur since 2022, is currently a co-investigator for a Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust IAA at the University of Cambridge. Dr Nipun Sawhney is Co-Founder and CEO of RapidX Bio. Nipun has led technical projects at premier institutions including IIT Roorkee, the National Physical Laboratory (New Delhi), and Cambridge University, where he is currently also the project lead and principal Investigator for a Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust IAA. Shuler and Nipun lead a team developing the world’s fastest, portable and arguably one of the most affordable qPCR platforms. This innovation uses lasers and gold nanorods to enable direct, technician-free detection of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in under 10 minutes with >95% sensitivity & specificity— delivering a 200-fold reduction in diagnostic turnaround and unlocking a new paradigm. LinkedIn: /company/rapidx-bio Clinical Entrepreneurs: Pitchers Louise Thompson Founder and CEO of Myfolks, and Co-Founder of Thrombowatch Louise Thompson holds a Law Degree and Legal Practice Certificate from Northumbria University. Over 25 years, she led commercial and legal teams for global tech companies like EDS, BT, SAP, Accenture, and Sopra Steria. She earned an MSc from UMIST, reached the c-suite, and gained a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors with Warwick University. Louise is a CEDR-accredited mediator, non-exec director, published author, and speaker at events like Digital Health Rewired and World Commerce & Contracting in Krakow. Her TEDx talk in 2019 focused on AI and automation. Inspired by her experiences supporting her elderly parents, she became a Patient Entrepreneur with her innovation MyFolks and co-founded Thrombowatch with Dr. Aman Sharma. LinkedIn: /in/louise-thompson-3851496 Facebook: @myfolksltd LinkedIn: /company/myfolksltd YouTube: @myfolksltd
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