Lab on chip detects multiple food borne pathogens
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Veredus Laboratories and STMicroelectronics have successfully developed and deployed a lab on chip that is able to detect 10 to 12 food borne pathogens in one test.
The VereFoodborne chip is designed to simultaneously lock on multiple segments of the genes of food borne pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter. Veredus claims the device's advanced microarray enables it to identify bacteria and viruses with a higher degree of confidence compared to other tests.
"We started the design and development of VereFoodborne about two years ago, and this solution has come at an opportune time given the current outbreak," said Veredus' ceo Dr Rosemary Tan. "VereFoodborne is already being deployed to several pilot users in Asia and we are anxious to have it protect consumers from food borne pathogens."
Anton Hofmeister, group vp of ST's Microfluidic Division, believes the VereFoodborne's faster testing could lead to faster containment and stop the spread of infection early on. "The combination of ST's lab-on-chip platform with Veredus' molecular diagnostics expertise stands out as a powerful tool in the ability to provide rapid and accurate identification of pathogens and adaptation to new challenges," he said.
