Lightsense Technology, developer of multi-spectroscopic solutions to address critical problems in public health as well as food safety and quality assurance in the supply chain, have partnered with Pure Norwegian Seafood AS, a Norwegian aquaculture farming processor of Atlantic salmon, to develop multi-spectral instruments based on Lightsense's patented Enhanced Photodetection Spectroscopy technology.
The new technology detects any bacterial pathogens in salmon processing, which, when undetected, can result in discarding large quantities of salmon products with a severe financial impact.
“We're excited to partner with Lightsense Technology with their innovative multi-spectral solution for pathogen detection and believe that together we can bring a significant improvement to salmon processing and the aquaculture industry," said Eldar Henden, CEO of Pure Norwegian Seafood AS, in a statement.
Lightsense's EPS technology has been shown to provide unique benefits in a recent research project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, which demonstrated that EPS technology can rapidly detect and identify corona viruses (including those causing COVID-19) in human saliva, as well as detecting bacterial pathogens, including in aqueous solutions.
"We're pleased to bring our combined unique and valuable insights to this important emerging area for protecting and enhancing our food supply via early pathogen detection," said Terje Skotheim, founder and CEO of Lightsense Technology, in a statement. "This is the start of a long but rewarding path toward truly breakthrough solutions that can help make our food supply safer and more economical, by providing better control over these ever-emerging complex biological risks.”
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