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Inscentinel Ltd.
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
AL5 2JQ, UK
Tel:  +44 (0) 1582 763133 (x 2713)
inscentinel@bbsrc.ac.uk

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Overview
Security
Medical
Food
Dry Rot

Because of the versatility of honeybees, Inscentinel's technology is broad based and thus the range of potential applications is vast. Through our research programs and collaborations with companies and institutions we have developed detection protocols for a variety of applications.

The above links describes 4 examples of detection projects we have carried out :-

1 Security screening – for plastic explosives, drugs and chemical weapons
 
2 Counterfeit goods detection – detection of smuggled goods such as tobacco and alcohol and discrimination of fraudulent goods
 
3 Food quality control - applications include detecting ripeness of fruit and vegetables before visible signs of deterioration through molecular recognition of specific indicator molecules.
 
4 Early medical diagnosis - of cancers and diseases through detection of characteristic indicator molecules in breath, blood and urine
In addition to these areas, we are seeking partners and collaborators to enable further development of our system into new areas and refinement of the technology for specific application areas.