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Serosep teams with Science Foundation Ireland at the University of Limerick to improve and optimise time on bacteria and viral test kits. Serosep teams with Science Foundation Ireland at the University of Limerick to improve and optimise time on bacteria and viral test kits.

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Serosep teams with Science Foundation Ireland to improve time on bacteria and viral test kits

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Serosep and the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) are working on a project to optimise the time on freeze-drying bacterial and viral test kits.

Serosep teams with Science Foundation Ireland to improve time on bacteria and viral test kits

Serosep Ltd based at Annacotty Business Park, Limerick and SSPC, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals hosted at the Bernal Institute, University of Limerick (UL) will start working together on a project to optimise the time on a freeze-drying process for bacterial and viral test kits.

The identification of bacterial tests using the EntericBio system currently runs over a 48-hour period and involves the freeze-drying of liquid containers. This project aims to determine ways to optimize this process for higher volumes leading faster production for patient needs.


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SSPC is constantly expanding its research capacity. Working with Serosep offers the opportunity to investigate and optimise the process of manufacturing the EntericBio bacterial and viral real-time test kits.

Prof. Gavin Walker, SSPC Co-Director and project lead said, “The teams at SSPC have developed at UL and across other Irish Universities make Ireland an internationally renowned location for pharmaceutical research and Foreign Direct Investment”.

“By combining SSPC knowledge with industry collaborators such as Serosep advances the social and economic benefits of the Irish (Bio)Pharmaceutical industry” he added.

Ciara Mullen, Molecular Diagnostics Production Manager, Serosep Ltd., said, “As Serosep continues their bid to be the leading laboratory diagnostics specialists in microbiology, histopathology and environmental testing. Working with SSPC, a world-leading SFI research centre for pharmaceuticals will pave the way to produce a solution for lab teams worldwide.”

Serosep’EntericBio system, the market leader in GI real-time PCR testing in the UK/Ireland provides medium/high throughput labs with a rapid, reliable and easy to use solution for their enteric pathogen testing needs. 

About SSPC

SSPC, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, is a hub of Irish research expertise developing innovative technologies to address key challenges facing the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. The aim of SSPC is to deliver industry-relevant technical solutions, which result in job growth and retention within this sector in Ireland and grow the skills base of qualified scientists and engineers. SSPC works with nine higher-education institutes (HEIs) including Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, University College Cork, NUI Galway, Maynooth University, Royal College of Surgeons, WIT, and its host University of Limerick.

 

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