710470Novel DNA fingerprinting apparatus:Portable,Ultra-Rapid and single base pair resolutionClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKThis project will produce and evaluate protype consumables suitable for the diagnostic separation and detection of DNA targets differing by only a single base pair in length. A large number of genetic tests rely on polymorphisms between DNA molecules, including DNA fingerprinting. The standard kits available on the marketplace involve the use of expert operators and expensive laboratory equipment. BioGene has previously demonstrated and applied for patent protection in the field of massive multiplexed detection, via novel chemistries and apparatus. The proposed research will investigate means of improving the resolution of this approach to the point where a lower cost, simplified consumable could be used in both the laboratory but also the field in markets such as forensics, human genomics and bacterial pathogen typing. BioGene(BG),BG Research(BGR)