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Technology Provider Perspectives
Emerging Technologies for Allergen Detection
International Stakeholder Panel on Alternative Methods (ISPAM)
Advisory Panel on Food Allergens
Brooke Schwartz
June 15, 2016
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Pre-commercial technologies for allergen detection
Technology developers are working to develop a range of systems to address unmet
allergen detection needs. Capabilities in development include:
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Small, portable, rugged detection platform for allergen detection
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Battery powered for use in lab, plant and field
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Ability to detect
up to 20 targets
in a sample
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Single, simplified extraction method across analytes
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10-minute time to results
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Single system that can do quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative allergen testing
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Ability to detect molecular targets plus proteins in same sample
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Ability to test samples for a broad range of allergens and other contaminants using a
universal DNA test.
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Ability to simultaneously test for allergens and toxins in a single sample
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Ability to simultaneously test for expected and unexpected allergens, toxigenic
plants, bacteria and adulterants in a single sample
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