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Cranfield University
Development status of the life marker chip instrument for ExoMars
Research performed by the international LMC (Life Marker Chip) consortium led by Sims (Leicester – Consortium PI) (mrs@leicester.ac.uk) and Cullen (Cranfield - Consortium Deputy PI) has resulted in national funding for European and UK partners - Cranfield funding includes STFC grants ST/H003606 (£452,043), ST/I000399 (£83,000), ST/I002197 (£2,213,896), ST/G00885X (£56,458) and ST/H001255 (£250,122). Has raised the international profile of, and de-risked the concept of, immunoassay-based instruments as a viable approach to use in planetary exploration (contact to corroborate: Andrew Steele, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Insitute of Washington, USAasteele@ciw.edu)