Bio-LP-1 | A novel rapid environmental test for the human pathogen Legionella

Summary
Traditional microbiological culture for Legionella bacteria takes up to 14 days to provide a result. While some rapid methodologies have been developed they require 2-3 tests to be completed meaning it can take 3 days for a result and they also require capital investments in costly specialised equipment.

Bio-LP-1 is a novel rapid test which has the capacity to transform the environmental global testing landscape for the human pathogen Legionella.

Bio-LP-1’s unique selling point is that it provides a complete identification of Legionella to the serogroup level in a single test using molecular technologies.

This is a diagnostic breakthrough, as all existing competitors can only offer 2 or 3 stage molecular tests to generate the equivalent result. The single test Bio-LP-1 product format is 5 x FASTER than the nearest competitor, Offers €319,200 pa savings for large test laboratories conducting at least 50,000 tests per year. Bio-LP-1 – offers a faster time to result; yields more robust information; requires less hands on time; requires no specialised equipment and ultimately has the potential for significant cost savings.

Current estimates predict that the global legionella testing market will reach $352.6 million by 2025 and that the water testing market is the fastest growing sector.

We have a best in class consortium:
BPD - European experts in development and commercialisation of rapid microbial diagnostic solutions.
myPOLs - leader in molecular biology reagent manufacturing.
Genaxxon - European leader in sales of innovative molecular IVD products)
Control Microbiológico - ENAC accredited large environmental testing laboratory.)
BPD and myPOLS have previously collaborated in the development of Bio-Lp-1, over past 12 months to bring Bio-LP-1 to TRL 6
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/950822
Start date: 01-04-2020
End date: 31-07-2022
Total budget - Public funding: 2 826 040,00 Euro - 1 978 228,00 Euro
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Traditional microbiological culture for Legionella bacteria takes up to 14 days to provide a result. While some rapid methodologies have been developed they require 2-3 tests to be completed meaning it can take 3 days for a result and they also require capital investments in costly specialised equipment.

Bio-LP-1 is a novel rapid test which has the capacity to transform the environmental global testing landscape for the human pathogen Legionella.

Bio-LP-1’s unique selling point is that it provides a complete identification of Legionella to the serogroup level in a single test using molecular technologies.

This is a diagnostic breakthrough, as all existing competitors can only offer 2 or 3 stage molecular tests to generate the equivalent result. The single test Bio-LP-1 product format is 5 x FASTER than the nearest competitor, Offers €319,200 pa savings for large test laboratories conducting at least 50,000 tests per year. Bio-LP-1 – offers a faster time to result; yields more robust information; requires less hands on time; requires no specialised equipment and ultimately has the potential for significant cost savings.

Current estimates predict that the global legionella testing market will reach $352.6 million by 2025 and that the water testing market is the fastest growing sector.

We have a best in class consortium:
BPD - European experts in development and commercialisation of rapid microbial diagnostic solutions.
myPOLs - leader in molecular biology reagent manufacturing.
Genaxxon - European leader in sales of innovative molecular IVD products)
Control Microbiológico - ENAC accredited large environmental testing laboratory.)
BPD and myPOLS have previously collaborated in the development of Bio-Lp-1, over past 12 months to bring Bio-LP-1 to TRL 6

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

EIC-FTI-2018-2020

Update Date

26-10-2022
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020
EIC-FTI-2018-2020