Innovative Drugs-of-Abuse Testing System Announced By Philip
Posted: Fri 21st Nov 2008 05:05 am
Innovative Drugs-of-Abuse Testing System Announced By Philips And Concateno
20 Nov 2008
Concateno plc, Europe's largest provider of drug and alcohol testing programmes, and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) have today announced an innovative handheld drugs-of-abuse detection device.
Concateno-Philips pioneering system will make testing for drugs such as cocaine and heroin quicker, simpler and easier enabling immediate point-of-care drug test results, similar to current alcohol tests. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new solution to selected customers in the second half of 2009.
At launch, the Concateno-Philips handheld product will test five drug groups at the same time (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, amphetamine and cannabis) in a single saliva sample. Total test time of the new device, from collection of sample to result, will be less than 90 seconds. This represents a significant advance on existing test times, which can take up to five times longer to complete. Other significant features of the test include its sensitivity and ease of use, which has been enhanced by the product's innovative cartridge design and data collection to ensure a reduction in the steps required to obtain results.
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20 Nov 2008
Concateno plc, Europe's largest provider of drug and alcohol testing programmes, and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) have today announced an innovative handheld drugs-of-abuse detection device.
Concateno-Philips pioneering system will make testing for drugs such as cocaine and heroin quicker, simpler and easier enabling immediate point-of-care drug test results, similar to current alcohol tests. Concateno and Philips will deliver the new solution to selected customers in the second half of 2009.
At launch, the Concateno-Philips handheld product will test five drug groups at the same time (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, amphetamine and cannabis) in a single saliva sample. Total test time of the new device, from collection of sample to result, will be less than 90 seconds. This represents a significant advance on existing test times, which can take up to five times longer to complete. Other significant features of the test include its sensitivity and ease of use, which has been enhanced by the product's innovative cartridge design and data collection to ensure a reduction in the steps required to obtain results.
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