RE: Avacta/Deepverge3 Aug 2021 19:39
Today's turnip and no hope update
Original development was in response to customer
demand for real-time water quality monitoring surveillance services, engaging the services of Aptamer Group, a UK-based
specialist that creates oligonucleotides or peptides that bind to a specific target molecule in order to develop a range of binders for
highly specific detection of contaminants of concern, including SARS-CoV-2, other pathogens including contagious infections and
even community detection of opioids. Having retrofitted enabled nano-optofluidic chips into Modern Water’s Microtox and
MicroTrace range in order to create the Microtox® PD (pathogen detection), initial testing was carried out using the University of
Aberdeen’s CAT3 laboratory with the live SARS-CoV-2 supplied by Public Health England while working in conjunction with
the Group’s two new containment level 3 (virus) labs at its York facility