• HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
BIOENGINEER.ORG
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
No Result
View All Result
Bioengineer.org
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS Science News

Salofa introduces a blue-green algae test developed by VTT and the University of Turku

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
January 31, 2017
in Science News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on RedditShare on Telegram

Salofa Oy will commercialise the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) test originally developed by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku. Salofa intends to bring the easy-to-use quick test to the Nordic consumer market first, during 2017.

Soon ordinary customers will be able to check that the water at their beach is free of cyanobacteria toxins.

"The single-use cyanobacteria test requires only a few drops of water and indicates the result within 15 minutes. If two red lines appear on the display, the water contains cyanobacteria toxins. One line means that the water sample is toxin free", explains VTT Senior Scientist Liisa Hakola.

The quick test can identify the presence of the most common cyanobacteria toxins, such as microcystins and nodularins.

"Toxins are present in approximately every second blue-green algae bloom and you cannot detect by visual inspection alone whether the cyanobacteria in the water is toxic or not. Even after the blue-green algae disappear, the water might contain toxins for a while. With the device, you can quickly check that in this respect the water is safe to use", says Markus Vehniäinen, Researcher at the University of Turku.

Before the commercialisation of the test, Salofa Oy will transfer it to its own testing platform.

Salofa has developed automated manufacturing for quick tests. Cyanobacteria tests will be one of the quick tests that Salofa intends to manufacture.

"Automated assembly of testing devices is necessary because the production costs should be equal to or, preferably, less than those of manual assembly in China. The use of identical cassettes in different tests is reasonable in order to achieve sufficiently large production volumes and cost benefits through automation", says Juhani Vänskä, CEO of Salofa.

###

Further information:

Salofa Oy
Juhani Vänskä, CEO
Tel. +358 400 450 748
[email protected]

VTT
Liisa Hakola, Senior Scientist
Tel. +358 40 841 5978
[email protected]

University of Turku
Markus Vehniäinen, Researcher
Tel. +358 45 638 5811
[email protected]

Previous press release: http://www.vttresearch.com/media/news/biodegradable-quick-test-reveals-blue-green-algae-toxins-in-swimming-water

Further information on VTT:

Olli Ernvall
Senior Vice President, Communications
358 20 722 6747
[email protected]
http://www.vtt.fi

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is the leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries. We use our research and knowledge to provide expert services for our domestic and international customers and partners, and for both private and public sectors. We use 4,000,000 hours of brainpower a year to develop new technological solutions. VTT in social media: Twitter @VTTFinland, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Periscope.

Media Contact

Liisa Hakola
[email protected]
358-408-415-978
@VTTFinland

http://www.vtt.fi/?lang=en

############

Story Source: Materials provided by Scienmag

Share12Tweet8Share2ShareShareShare2

Related Posts

PReCedeNT Trial: PRRT Plus Chemo Boosts GEP-NETs

October 28, 2025

Evaluating Techniques for Slippery Polydimethylsiloxane Coatings

October 28, 2025

Nanoemulsified Oils and Brines Control Anisakis Larvae

October 28, 2025

Opt-Out Organ Donation Policies Could Decrease Organ Supply, Study Finds

October 28, 2025
Please login to join discussion

POPULAR NEWS

  • Sperm MicroRNAs: Crucial Mediators of Paternal Exercise Capacity Transmission

    1287 shares
    Share 514 Tweet 321
  • Stinkbug Leg Organ Hosts Symbiotic Fungi That Protect Eggs from Parasitic Wasps

    310 shares
    Share 124 Tweet 78
  • ESMO 2025: mRNA COVID Vaccines Enhance Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy

    198 shares
    Share 79 Tweet 50
  • New Study Suggests ALS and MS May Stem from Common Environmental Factor

    135 shares
    Share 54 Tweet 34

About

We bring you the latest biotechnology news from best research centers and universities around the world. Check our website.

Follow us

Recent News

PReCedeNT Trial: PRRT Plus Chemo Boosts GEP-NETs

Evaluating Techniques for Slippery Polydimethylsiloxane Coatings

Nanoemulsified Oils and Brines Control Anisakis Larvae

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 67 other subscribers
  • Contact Us

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepages
    • Home Page 1
    • Home Page 2
  • News
  • National
  • Business
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.