Other applications

MicroPhage's technology has applicbility outside clinical diagnostics and every week we hear from many outside partners and potential users interested in our product work for their area. Our only requirements only seem to be the need for a bacterial target and the desire for rapid, high-performance, cost effective tests. Below are only a few markets that MicroPhagefeels the technology has strong value.

Veterinary Diagnostics / Animal Health
Whether they are pets or production animals, the veterinary market has many of the requirements of the human clinical market. Whether it is mastitis in dairy cattle or urinary tract infections in house cats, bacteria play a critical role in the health and welfare of our animal friends. MicroPhage's platform has the capability of developing simple to use tests that can be applied in production and veterinary office settings to rapidly diagnose bacterial infection and even assess antimicrobial resistance.

Environmental Testing
Bacteria are everywhere and environmental bacteria has been often cited as the silent reservoir for infections and contamination. Because current diagnostic methods often take days to detect these pathogens, the direct value of the results are minimal, leaving the tests to be a tool for process improvement. MicroPhage believes that there is tremendous value in rapid, same day detection of environmental bacteria that could proactively manage reduce the risk from this silent reservoir.

Food Testing
Much of our food is contaminated with bacteria - from E. coli to Listeria to Salmonella, bacterial contamination of our food supply is a leading cause of emergency room visits and missed days of school and work in the US. Often difficult to detect, current diagnostics in this area also take 2-4 days for results, and in this time product has shipped and is often already at the grocer. With rapid detection results could be made available in real-time, prior to product release or at least earlier in the supply chain, minimizing recall costs, increasing compliance, and reducing this burden. MicroPhage has strong data to support rapid detection of Salmonella and E. coli direct from food samples. Please see the Library section for MicroPhage abstracts on these applications.