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Georgia Institute of Technology — Portable Spectrometers

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  • Portfolio Area: Human Health and Wellbeing
  • Focus Area: Scientific Research
  • Organization Name: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Amount: $111,000

  • Award Date: October 2022

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    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $111,000 over two years to the Georgia Institute of Technology to support research led by Professor Saad Bhamla on developing cheap and portable Raman spectrometers. Raman spectrometers are devices that can be used to identify molecules, and have several diagnostic applications.

    This falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

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