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News Release from: Universal Sensors
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 23 March 2007
Microfluidic biosensors for diagnostic
devices
Biosensor company Sensortec and microfluidics specialist Minifab are collaborating to provide a faster and lower cost microfluidic biosensor development platform for R+D laboratories
Universal Sensors of Cambridge, which is contracted by Sensortec to carry out all R+D on its proprietary biosensor technology, is working with Minifab (Melbourne, Australia) on the development and marketing of the new microfluidic biosensor development platform The collaboration will allow other developers to build upon this expertise to transfer their assays onto low-cost polymer microfluidic biosensor platforms, allowing more rapid development of point-of-use diagnostic devices
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 4 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Minifab CEO, Erol Harvey, says: "We have been impressed at the robustness and great sensitivity of the low cost biosensor technology.
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