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German partners plan biochip future

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Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT), Siemens and Infineon announced proposed development of electronic biochip technology along with their nomination for the German Federal President's Deutscher Zukunftspreis technology and innovation award for work already carried out.
Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT), Siemens and Infineon announced proposed development of electronic biochip technology along with their nomination for the German Federal President's Deutscher Zukunftspreis technology and innovation award for work already carried out.

The co-operation was initiated by the SIBANAT project sponsored by the German federal ministry of education and research (BMBF). The three partners have produced an electronic DNA biochip from this work that can be used to detect various carcinogenic viruses.

Siemens wants to implement an entire "laboratory on a chip" in a smart card similar to conventional bankcards. The aim is to manufacture a "quicklab system" at low cost as a general-purpose, mass-market analytical product on the basis of existing production technologies for smart cards. The development is intended for use in doctors surgeries, at the point of care and in clinical laboratories. The smart card would be inserted into a laptop-sized terminal that carries out a fully automatic analysis and readout of results.

Infineon is working on incorporating the electronic DNA biochips in desktop devices for diagnostics applications. This will enable complex DNA analyses to be carried out in medical practices, hospitals and other medical institutions faster and more cost-effectively than in the past.

Working together with its spin-off company eBiochip Systems, Fraunhofer ISIT is expanding the platform for biochemical measurement with low-density electrical biochips and low-cost portable devices for specialised measurements. Typical applications will include monitoring of foodstuffs for harmful substances or identification of pathogens in the human environment.

The Deutscher Zukunftspreis award will be made November 11, 2004. The first such award was made in 1997.

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