Rapid Micro Methods Blog

Imperial College Scientists Win €22.5m EU Funding to Develop Rapid Test Based on Gene Signatures

A rapid test to diagnose severe illnesses, using personalised gene signatures, is being developed by…

byRapidMicro •January 20, 2020

Recent Report Calls for Rapid Diagnostics to Slash Antibiotics Use

Faster diagnostic tools that can distinguish between bacterial and viral infections are urgently nee…

byRapidMicro •November 01, 2015

Intelligent Bacteria for Detecting Disease

Another step forward has just been taken in the area of synthetic biology. Research teams from Inser…

byRapidMicro •June 08, 2015

New Biosensing Platform Could Quickly and Accurately Diagnose Disease and Monitor Treatment Remotely

In much the same way that glucometers and pregnancy tests have revolutionized in-home diagnostic tes…

byRapidMicro •April 16, 2015

FDA Addresses Pet Food Safety; Universities Test Raw Pet Food for Salmonella Using PCR

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to make animal feed and pet f…

byRapidMicro •February 27, 2014

Rapid Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus by Infrared Light (FTIR)

Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) are hot on the tra…

byRapidMicro •July 14, 2013