Strategic Diagnostics wins new US patent

Posted on: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:13:00 EDT


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Aug 19, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) --
SDIXE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Strategic Diagnostics, a provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a range of food safety, life science and industrial applications, has received a new US patent for using bacteriophages in microbiological assay tests and processes.

According to Strategic Diagnostics (SDI), the invention is a rapid bacterial detection method that reduces or eliminates the growth of undesirable bacteria, resulting in improved test performance.

The invention addresses the problem of how to detect a harmful pathogen among billions of other bacteria present in a test sample. Reducing the growth of competing bacteria in the sample reduces false negative results, while preventing the growth of cross reactive bacteria in the sample reduces false positive results. Together, these benefits reduce the time required to obtain test results while improving the accuracy of test methods, the company said.

James Stave, vice president of R&D at SDI, said: "This patent application is an example of the creative work that we're doing at SDI. We continue to explore and develop technology solutions that address real issues and result in better decision-making tools for our customers.

"We are particularly excited about this technology because we believe that it should be generally applicable to all microbiology tests that employ an enrichment step, even those in markets outside of food and water pathogen testing, such as pharmaceutical research and medical diagnostics."

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