The MinION helping to fight the next pandemic

It’s no bigger than Mars bar, but a device called the MinION could prove vital in the fight against the next pandemic.

The MinION – a DNA/RNA sequencer – has already been deployed in the battle against Ebola and was crucial in helping to identify mutations of Covid-19.

We speak to Gordon Sanghera, CEO of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, which developed the ground-breaking device, to find out more about how it could help change the future of medicine.

RUNNING ORDER:

00:20 - Part One: Ebola and MinION: the making of ONT

03:35 - Part two: Nanopore sequencing and what it means for medicine

12:14 - Part three: ethics, regulation and the future for nanopore tech

NEW EPISODES:

The Investor Download is available every Thursday and will be released at 1700 UK time. You can subscribe via Podbean or use this feed URL (https://schroders.podbean.com/feed.xml) in Apple Podcasts and other podcast players.

GET IN TOUCH:

mailto: Schroderspodcasts@schroders.com

find us on Facebook

send us a tweet: @Schroders using #investordownload

READ MORE:

Schroders.com/insights

LISTEN TO MORE:

schroders.com/theinvestordownload

Important information.

Any reference to sectors/countries/stocks/securities are for illustrative purposes only and not a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument/securities or adopt any investment strategy.

Any data has been sourced by us and is provided without any warranties of any kind. It should be independently verified before further publication or use. Third party data is owned or licenced by the data provider and may not be reproduced, extracted or used for any other purpose without the data provider’s consent. Neither we, nor the data provider, will have any liability in connection with the third party data.

Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. The views and opinions contained herein are those of individual to whom they are attributed, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other communications, strategies or funds.

The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of any overseas investments to rise or fall.

Past Performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.

The forecasts included should not be relied upon, are not guaranteed and are provided only as at the date of issue. Our forecasts are based on our own assumptions which may change.

Issued by Schroder Investment Management Limited, 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU. Registered No. 1893220 England. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.