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Novel technology (bio-sensors) for rapid detection of boar taint

Reference	BB/L024268/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Olena Doran
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor J Hart
Institution	University of the West of England
Department	Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	118,247
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	02/04/2014
End date	01/04/2015
Duration	12 months

Abstract

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Summary

Boar taint is an offensive odour of pig meat which has a negative impact on pork quality. Currently, there is no available technology which allows the detection of tainted carcasses on the production line to remove them from the food chain. The University of the West of England has developed prototype technology for the detection of boar taint to fill this gap in the international market. Initial feedback from end-users and market research indicated that the technology will be in high demand in the UK and on the international level. The main objectives of this project are to undertake further technological development and evaluation of our technology to demonstrate its commercial potential to end-users. This includes identifying the best route for bringing the technology to market and its mass-production; making contacts with licensees and improving the intellectual property position. The project is supported by JSR Genetics, and Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Partnership.

Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund (FOF) [2004-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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