Scientific Programs

The Pathogen Program
The recent pandemic demonstrated the need for an international system for identifying and sequencing new and evolving pathogens, to characterise and monitor emerging threats, such as antimicrobial resistance. The Pathogen Program is developing end-to-end solutions for diagnosing infectious diseases, detecting antimicrobial resistance and preventing outbreaks from escalating into pandemics.

EIT Pathogena is building bioinformatics pipelines that address a broad spectrum of pathogens. Our solutions empower laboratories, academia, and public health organisations around the globe, helping them to respond more quickly and effectively to infectious disease threats. By leveraging innovation, collaboration, and data-driven insights, EIT Pathogena is transforming pathogen genomics and shaping the future of global public health.

Our mission is to develop innovative metagenomic analysis tools, with the ultimate aim of creating an ‘always-on’ global pathogen surveillance system capable of identifying emerging threats and providing early warnings of disease outbreaks before they escalate.

AI Based Population Scale Predictive and Pre-emptive Health System
Use AI to predict disease before the emergence of symptoms, by analysing population scale electronic health data. This will enable early prevention strategies, reduce human suffering, and lower the cost of treating disease.

Cloud Based Global Clinical Trials and Real World Evidence System
Develop a cloud-based application and a global network of IoT diagnostic and monitoring devices that will substantially reduce the time and cost of testing and approving new drugs, therapeutics and technologies, and enable continued monitoring of patient outcomes after regulatory approval.

Healthy Ageing, Mechanisms and Interventions
Understanding the biological basis of aging and develop intervention for healthier living and life extension.

Build a Global Network of Robotic Greenhouses
Transform agriculture by engineering indoor systems that grow most plants more economically and environmentally sustainably than traditional farming. The modular greenhouse’s growing system includes integrated irrigation, climate control, plant sensors, robotics and cloud software.

Improve Crop Yields through Molecular Intervention
Improve crop yields by developing plants that are more drought and disease resistant, etc.

Increase National Agricultural Output Using Satellite Farm Maps
Use satellite images and AI to construct a national map of farms and crops. Recommend steps each farmer can take to increase their crop yields. Forecast national farm output & crop prices.

Next Generation Energy Storage Batteries
Next generation high-density lithium battery storage technology development.

Transition a Country to Modern Digital Infrastructure
Transition a country’s computer and communications systems to Sovereign Cloud Data Centers, satellite internet, clean energy, digital IDs, plus applications for national healthcare, finance, agriculture, public safety.

Using AI to Speed up Government Processes
Use AI to help draft laws to conform to regional standards, regulations and controls for money laundering, healthcare and public safety.

Develop National Data Intelligence Database with AI Analytics
Aggregate all the nations critical population, financial, agricultural, healthcare data into a unified database and build AI National Digital Twin on this database foundation.