Market Assessment for Rapid Bacterial Identification Diagnostic

我们设计了一种新颖的，低成本的，平台，无线传感器技术，可应用于广泛的化学和生物传感应用。 该平台的初始目标应用是快速、即时、细菌识别诊断。 该系统提供了一种独特的方法来识别液体样品中的细菌种类，通过将我们的离子传感微芯片与噬菌体相结合，噬菌体是一种仅感染细菌的高选择性病毒。 测试在15分钟内提供结果。 我们的全功能系统原型已通过测试与临床细菌样本从病儿童医院在多伦多。 该技术的市场例子包括医疗诊断、食品安全检测和水质监测。 这笔赠款将资助一项市场评估研究，以帮助我们确定将这种独特的快速细菌鉴定系统的商业化工作集中在哪里。 ****

We have designed a novel, low-cost, platform, wireless sensor technology that can be applied to a wide range of chemical and biological sensing applications. Our initial target application for the platform is a rapid, point-of-care, bacterial identification diagnostic. The system provides a unique way to identify bacterial species in a liquid sample, by combining our ion-sensing microchips with bacteriophages, which are highly-selective viruses that infect only bacteria. The test provides results in 15 minutes. Our fully functional system prototype has been verified through testing with clinical bacterial samples from Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. Example markets for this technology are medical diagnostics, food safety testing, and water quality monitoring. This grant will fund a market assessment study to help us determine where to focus the commercialization efforts for this unique rapid bacterial identification system. ****