Current Applications
Beacon Sciences’ antibody- and enzyme-free tests are well suited to point-of-care and field-based testing applications, including:
- Environmental & Industrial - water purity, chemical spills, trace element and compound toxicity
- Life Science Research - profile-oriented screening, secondary screening, compound manufacturing validation
- Clinical Diagnostics - genetic disease testing, molecular infectious disease, immunodiagnostics, hormones, oncogenic markers
- Biodefense - chemical and biothreat agent detection in gas and liquid phase
- Personal-Care – home tests for pregnancy, fertility, drugs of abuse, food safety, water purity, air quality
Sample Analytes Used In Lock-and-Key Assays
| Small Organics and Biochemicals | Large Organics and Biochemicals |
|---|---|
Butanetetracarboxylate Sarin/Soman TNT RDX HMX Ketone Bodies Pd(II) Chiral alcohols, carboxylic acids Sugars, sweeteners Hydrogen sulfide Various amino acids 2,3-BPG Phosphate IP3 ATP Nitrate |
Cell surface oligosaccharides Phosphorylated proteins Short to long peptides Phosphorylated sugars Heparin |
Custom Assays
Let Beacon Sciences solve your analytical assay needs. Our supramolecular recognition techniques enable highly selective, sensitive binding assays for a wide variety of analytes. Use Beacon Sciences assays as a stand alone format or use them to enhance the quality and sensitivity of existing assay technologies and platforms.
For information, contact info@beaconsciences.com
