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Inspired by: FP7 » Rapid-Diagnosis-Machines

version: 1 / created: 2009-12-01
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Originally submitted by: Cornelia Daheim
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

IDEAS: Interdisciplinary

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Rapid-Diagnosis-Machines

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
"Labs-on-a-chip" have been introduced for time-saving and automatic diagnosis and detection of diseases. These new forms of diagnosis are comparable to ticket machines which are located in all areas of daily life such as supermarkets, gas stations or pharmacies: The patient comes by anytime, enters his symptoms if necessary, gives a blood or urine sample and receives a diagnosis and prescription or referral to a medical specialist or pharmacist from the machine.

Keywords

rapid diagnosis, machines, diseases, detection, daily life

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

Rapid diagnosis machines are introduced. These are comparable are comparable to ticket machines, which are located in all areas of daily life such as supermarkets, gas stations and pharmacies.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 7: security and defence
There might be a growing demand for the protection of privacy, especially the protection of sensitive data on the mental and physical constitution of patients. Hackers might try to gain access to the data stored in the machines and misuse it.

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Mixed

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world