710630Intelligent Fingerprinting; a new, rapid and non-invasive technology for detecting Drugs of AbuseClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKIntelligent Fingerprinting Limited have developed a technology that allows metabolites present in the human body to be detected in human fingerprints. This in turn allows many substances that a person may have consumed to be detected (semi-quantitatively) in very small quantities. This proposal is aimed at proving the technology feasible for use in detecting drugs of abuse (DoA) in a variety of circumstances including criminal justice and work place testing. To allow this to happen the project must develop a way to establish that fingertips are not contaminated in any way by first cleaning them and stimulating the production of sweat by using a method known as iontophorisis. This is an established method of producing sweat that been used for testing for Cystic Fibrosis in people for many years; however, to adapt and use it for the IFP fingerprint test carries with it many technical and commercial risks.