USM Maryland Momentum Fund Invests $150,000 in pathOtrak
CityBizList
The University System of Maryland (USM) Maryland Momentum Fund has invested $150,000 in College Park, Md.-based pathOtrak, a company that has developed a rapid food test for salmonella and E. coli in food.
The investment […]
UMD research team makes strides in timely food contamination detection
The Diamondback
A process that accelerates the separation of bacteria could be the answer to the food industry’s prayers.
Food contamination, which refers to the presence of unwanted chemicals and bacteria in food, has been plastered […]
I-Corps: Fast detection of pathogens in food
NSF
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 6 Americans is sickened by foodborne illness annually, resulting in about 3,000 deaths each year. Current food safety tests require lengthy sample […]
BioE Researcher Wins Invention of the Year – Life Science Award
University of Maryland, School of Engineering
On Wednesday, April 29, Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BioE) Research Assistant Professor Javier Atencia-Fernandez was named the recipient of the University of Maryland (UMD) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) […]
Invention of the Year Finalist: Rapid Method for Separating Bacteria from Complex Food Samples
University of Maryland, School of Engineering
Detection of pathogens present in food samples typically takes at least 12 to 36 hours in food safety labs. But a small chip developed by researchers at the University […]