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The company Biótica at the Scientific, Technological and Business Park in the Universitat Jaume I

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has achieved the international certification of the system

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that uses in the quick legionella detection test Legipid.

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Unlike the classical process that is based on the culture of the microorganism,

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which needs around ten days to get results,

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Legipid enables to undertake up to 40 tests in just one hour

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thanks to a capture and disclosing technique.

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-Thus, the first step is a capture

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that includes the addition of a magnetic particle suspension

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capable of mixing together in the sample

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with the specific microorganism that has to be determined

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and that, in this particular case, is Legionella pneumophila.

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[Guillermo Rodríguez. Biótica's R&D director]

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That enables to set up complexes between those particles and microorganisms

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and separate them from the environment in which they are embedded.

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This complex can be carried easily with a small magnet

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to a clean reaction environment

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where we induce a developing reaction

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that produces a colour whose intensity depends

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on the quantity of Legionella that there was in the sample.

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-As far as our company is concerned, the certification of an institution such as AOAC

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constitutes a very important technical endorsement for Legipid

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with the aim that laboratories can benefit from the use of these quick techniques.

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-At the moment, Biótica's test is the only test in the world

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that has been certified by an international certification institution like AOAC

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for the determination of Legionella pneumophila.

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This fact constitutes a very important technical endorsement since it is obtained

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once a very intensive evaluation process of the test has been taken

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by laboratories appointed by this organization,

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which is based in the United States

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but that also has delegations here in Europe.

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Therefore, we validate the test operation

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and we provide it with an international characterization

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and a contrasted validity

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that are very important for users to take advantage of Legipid system with confidence.

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-Regarding the test commercialization,

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Biótica makes contact with international laboratories

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and distributors in different countries,

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whereas in Spain work is focused on

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removing the barriers that exist in current legislation.

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-In Spain, we are making a follow-up work,

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meeting with Ministry representatives,

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[Mireia Lázaro, Biótica's commercial director]

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because a new Royal Decree for the analysis of legionella is being written,

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and our will and task is to try to take part

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in this new Royal Decree and that Legipid could be considered an alternative technique

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because of the advantages it provides in front of the current technique, culture:

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Legipid enables to undertake an analysis per hour

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and to act in a much more fast and effective way

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in risk facilities.

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-With this quick detection technique, the company located in Espaitec

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enables to define preventive strategies that would reduce the risk of infection,

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since they identify promptly the need for treatment.

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Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit, Universitat Jaume I