Project: Automatized instrument for fast, reliable, and simple on-site detection of Legionella contaminations

We will develop a fully automated instrument capable of reliably detecting and counting bacteria such as Legionella in drinking water within one hour. This will reduce the time-to-result by two orders of magnitude compared to standard plating techniques available today. The instrument works with a consumable microfluidic cartridge on which the sample handling, separation, purification, and counting is performed. The system will later be expanded to detect other pathogens.

Acronym	Legiotection (Reference Number: 9057)
Duration	01/10/2014 - 01/02/2017
Project Topic	Agrofood Technology
Network	Eurostars 2
Call	Eurostars Cut-Off 1

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
19331	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ICT-IMM	Partner	Germany
19332	Ketek GmbH	Partner	Germany
19333	rqmicro GmbH	Coordinator	Switzerland