Rheonix Inc. Develops Fully Automated Cyclospora cayetanensis Test in Collaboration With FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Rheonix Inc ., a manufacturer of microfluidic workstations and assays for molecular testing, announced that it has completed development of a fully automated test for the detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in food and environmental samples.
- Rheonix Inc ., a manufacturer of microfluidic workstations and assays for molecular testing, announced that it has completed development of a fully automated test for the detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in food and environmental samples.
- The development was conducted in collaboration with scientists at the Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (OARSA) within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- The assay is based on genetic targets published by the FDA, and is processed using Rheonix reagents and consumables on the Rheonix Encompass Optimum™ workstation.
- The fully automated method enables detection of low levels of Cyclospora cayetanensis, saving approximately four hours of hands-on time per 24-sample run compared with the existing workflow.