University of Malta researchers, at the Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition (Faculty of Health Sciences) and at the  Metamaterials Unit (Faculty of Science), are working on project SANITAS – infectiouS diseAse preventioN usIng plasma acTivAted solutions – as part of the Maltese national effort to address the emerging challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SANITAS is a COVID-19 R&D project funded by Malta Council for Science and Technology and Malta Enterprise Corporation. The SANITAS core team consists of Prof. Vasilis Valdramidis, Prof. Ruben Gatt, Dr Sholeem Griffin and Dr Jefferson De Oliveira Mallia.