NANObiz Develops Portable and Fieldable Hybrid Biodetection and Early Warning Systems
NANObiz is a technology company, established in September 2006, and located at ODTU Teknokent Ankara, Turkey. NANObiz currently has 15 fulltime R&D staff and academic consultants. NANObiz is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company.
The vision of NANObiz is to be a globally recognized technology and product developer in the field of homeland security and biological detection especially to develop portable and fieldable hybrid biodetection and early warning systems.
Company’s R&D infrastructure consists of;
Biological Safety Level -2 (BSL-2) molecular biology & microbiology laboratory
GMO testing laboratory
Electronics work-shop
Main R&D Areas
NANObiz’s main areas of interest in terms of R&D are:
Homeland Security - CBRN : Biothreat Agents Detection & Early Warning Systems, Biological Attack Simulation System
Nano-Biotechnology : Paper-type biosensors, DNA macro-arrays, Antimicrobial and hygiene applications with nanoparticles, Lab-on-a-chip applications
Selected Projects
Biothreat Agents Detection and Early Warning System – BADNEWS
BADNEWS is a biothreat agent detection system that can be either field deployable or portable. The system detects biological agent(s) and transfers the information to the main server. Depending on the needs, further e-mail, SMS and/or voice notifications are generated and distributed to related parties.
Water Monitoring & Early Warning System – WEWS
WEWS is an autonomous sampling and water quality monitoring system. Once it is deployed, WEWS continuously monitors (7/24) physical and chemical parameters like chlorine, temperature, turbidity, conductivity, pH, etc. WEWS can also test water samples at pre-determined intervals for the presence of biological agents like Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., etc.
Products
PCR kits for identification of bio-terror agents
PCR4U® Personal Thermal cyclers
DNA4U® Spin Colon DNA isolation kits
WEWs (Water Early Warning Systems) for on-line monitoring of water resources.
