Emergency Diagnostics, Homeland Security, Epidemiological Preparedness and the high cost of the Health
Care Systems have increased demand for affordable and mobile point of care (POC) devices with highest
sensitivity, specificity and rapid time to result. We have developed pocket and brief case sized systems for
point of care and field based tests based on fluorescence read-out. The core consists of battery operated, 90
gram electro-optical units with optional wireless data transfer, which have been optimized to achieve highest
accuracy and sensitivity combined with simplicity of use. The robust systems have been applied to molecular
diagnostics such as DNA based testing, immunodiagnostics as well as environmental monitoring and
agricultural testing. Starting with the current bottlenecks of in-vitro diagnostics testing and a brief market
overview, we will show commercially available portable test systems for molecular diagnostics and how we
solve the current bottlenecks. We will further show battery operated handheld prototypes for DNA testing.
ESE's handheld and portable testing platforms have been shown to provide sensitive, accurate, and specific
results, as well as rapid turnaround. The stand-alone devices demonstrate operational and physical robustness,
and they can be manufactured to be affordable.
Emergency Diagnostics, Homeland Security, Epidemiological Preparedness and the high cost of the Health
Care Systems have increased demand for affordable and mobile point of care (POC) devices with highest
sensitivity, specificity and rapid time to result. We have developed pocket sized systems for point of care and
field based tests based on fluorescence read-out. The core consists of battery operated, 90 gram electro-optical
units with optional wireless data transfer, which have been optimized to achieve highest accuracy and
sensitivity paired with simplicity of use. The robust systems have been applied to molecular diagnostics such
as DNA based testing, immunodiagnostics as well as environmental monitoring and agricultural testing. We
will show examples of DNA testing, testing of drugs and toxins, cell based assays and water monitoring. We
will discuss drivers and rationale for mobile testing platforms and address critical points such as sample
preparation and sampling problems e.g. target delivery in small volumes. ESE's battery-operated handheld
and mobile testing platforms have been shown to provide sensitive, accurate, and specific results, as well as
rapid turnaround. The stand-alone devices demonstrate operational and physical robustness, and they can be
manufactured to be affordable. Some underlying assays work directly from clinical samples such as urine or
blood.
Conference Committee Involvement (4)
Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response, and Environmental Monitoring II
23 April 2012 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, Disaster Response, and Environmental Monitoring
25 April 2011 | Orlando, Florida, United States
Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX
5 April 2010 | Orlando, Florida, United States
Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V
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