University of Newcastle's Paul Dastoor's diabetes saliva test wins $6.3 million in funding for Hunter region manufacturing

Anita Beaumont
July 14 2021 - 2:30pm
Revolutionary: University of Newcastle Professor Paul Dastoor holding a sheet of the printed bio-sensors that will be used for pain-free diabetes tests that will soon be manufactured in the Hunter. Picture: MARINA NEIL
Revolutionary: University of Newcastle Professor Paul Dastoor holding a sheet of the printed bio-sensors that will be used for pain-free diabetes tests that will soon be manufactured in the Hunter. Picture: MARINA NEIL

A WORLD-first saliva test that will "revolutionise" the way people with diabetes manage the disease is set to be manufactured out of a new $12.6 million facility in NSW's Hunter Valley.

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Anita Beaumont

Anita Beaumont

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Anita Beaumont is a health and general news reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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