PhD Accelerator Student Spotlight
Aidan Canning is developing an integrated miRNA biosensing platform designed to enable rapid, customizable diagnostics that support clinical decision-making at the point of care.
Aidan Canning is developing an integrated miRNA biosensing platform designed to enable rapid, customizable diagnostics that support clinical decision-making at the point of care.
Aidan has engaged with both the Christensen Center PhD Start-up Accelerator and Customer Discovery programs, as well as the I&E PhD Innovators program. Beyond the Christensen Center, he was awarded the Duke Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Postdoctoral Fellowship from Duke BME, participated in the OTC Triangle Universities Life Sciences Workshop, and has entered discussions with OTC’s New Ventures office.
The Christensen Center’s PhD Startup Accelerator is producing a pipeline of researchers-turned-entrepreneurs tackling some of today’s most pressing challenges.