Milenia Biotec – Simple Rapid Test Development

I have been working on universal lateral flow devices (especially nucleic acid ampli­fi­cation and lateral flow) for more than eight years. Since then, I try to get an overview of the variety of appli­ca­tions, test them and make them more acces­sible for simple and rapid lateral flow readout. After all these years, experi­ences and, of course, failures, the enthu­siasm for this appar­ently simple platform is still unbroken. There are no limits for individual creativity, because there is so much charme in the simplicity of the lateral flow technology. There are countless ways to think up, modify and optimize the test strips and the associated methods. For me personally, Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Immunoassays (NALFIAs) are the ultimate playground for creativity. And finally, innov­ative test systems with excellent precision and sensi­tivity can be created. The following article is intended to describe an important part of the “lateral flow-​​world”: the combi­nation of nucleic acid ampli­fi­cation and lateral flow. read more…