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On July 15, 2025, the International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) hosted Prof. John Bischof in its Precision Sensing Lecture Series.

Bischof, the founder of Vigilant Diagnostics, is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and a faculty member in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He serves as Director of both the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine and the NSF Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems. In addition, Dr. Bischof currently holds the Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine.

The title of Bischof’s seminar was “A Breakthrough in Colorimetric Lateral Flow Diagnostics: An LED-Based Handheld Thermal Contrast Reader.” Here is a link to a video of the presentation.

To connect with Dr. Bischof about the presentation, please submit a request via the Contact page.