With snakebite claiming tens of thousands of live worldwide every year, research on new treatments and preventive measures is more urgent than ever. A seldom explored angle is snakebite diagnostics- that is, identifying which snake species bit a patient in the hospital so that the right treatment can be administered before it's too late. This is where my friend Dr. Cecilie Knudsen and her colleagues at the Technical University of Denmark come in, having developed a groundbreaking new approach to diagnose snakebites correctly. In this interview, Cecilie will tell us all about her unusual experience in both academia industry and the first pilot trials of the new diagnostic tool she co-designed in Brazil. I already knew she is a pleasure to listen to, and I'm sure you will vouch for it too after you finish this episode. All you have to do is join us in The Snakeman's Lair!

Soundtrack: Desert Blues North Africa (Carlos Chagas) from Jamendo