In this interview, we speak to Dr. Naomi Urbina, senior scientist at Fortis, about recent developments in Point of Care diagnostics in veterinary medicine, and about how Nanocomposix services can help overcome potential challenges in the field.
Sponsored Content by nanoComposixApr 24 2023Reviewed by Aimee Molineux insights from industryNaomi UrbinaProduct Development Scientist and Clinical VeterinariannanoComposix, In this interview, NewsMedical speaks to Dr. Naomi Urbina, senior scientist at nanoComposix , about recent developments in Point of Care diagnostics in veterinary medicine and how nanoComposix services can help overcome potential challenges in the field.
The other challenge is that these point-of-care tests must be robust out in the field. You can imagine vets going out to barns and farms, often in inclement weather like snow or ice or hot and humid conditions. These point-of-care tests have to be able to withstand those conditions. We have also worked with clients who have their own engineering teams to try to develop a custom reader that will be required for a quantitative test. We develop the biochemistry on the test strip, and we coordinate with them to make sure that the reader can see that well, and we optimize the assay accordingly. Alternatively there are off-the-shelf portable readers like the Chembio Cube that we have integrated into some of our assay designs.
What are the lateral flow devices available for practitioners of veterinary medicine and how are these used in the field? Vets use antigen heartworm tests and antigen feline leukemia tests on a daily basis. There are also antibody tests for tick-borne diseases and analyte-specific tests for particular disease states. In the small animal world, we mainly use these as point-of-care at the clinic, but there are also mobile vets that travel to a pet's home.
How is nanoComposix prepared to support the development of these new vet assays coming into the market? We have supported smaller veterinary startups with their assay development as well as larger diagnostic clients in this field. We are very strong in terms of our science and we let our scientific background lead us through the development process and the assay optimization process so we can creatively customize assays to whatever our client’s product needs are.
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