Agrisense: Multichannel disposable sensors for animal health disease diagnostics (BRD)

Project information
The project ‘Multi channel Disposable Sensors for Animal Health Disease Diagnostics’ aims to develop microfluidic, electronic biosensors for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). BRD is a leading natural cause of death in cattle and has substantial economic impact on the US and Irish food industries. BRD is typically diagnosed via ELISA, which can be expensive and slow to provide definitive results. There are at present no commercially-available field-based electronic tests for animal diseases. The development of an inexpensive, rapid, and field-deployable sensor for animal disease would have strong economic impact on biosecurity, agriculture, and food science industries. The project involves Dr Alan O’Riordan, Cork Institute of Technology/ Tyndall National Institute, Dr Mark Mooney Queen’s University Belfast and Prof. Eric Vogel, Georgia Institute of Technology. Collaborative US-Ireland project approved for funding by National Science Foundation (NSF), Dept. for Employment and Learning (DEL) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).
Project partners: 
Tyndall National Institute
Cork Institute of Technology
Queen’s University Belfast
Georgia Institute of Technology
Project dates: 
September 2013 to September 2016
Contact
Contact person: 
Alan O'Riordan
Contact email: 
Contact organisation: 
Tyndall National Institute
Funding
Funding agency: 
Science Foundation Ireland
Grant: 
k€379