1. Björn Suckow
ttz Bremerhaven
Oceanology International 2016
London, UK
16.03.2016
RESEARCH FOR MORE QUALITY OF LIFE
Development of a biosensor technology for environmental monitoring
and disease prevention in aquaculture ensuring food safety
2. ENVIGUARD – DESIRED OUTCOME
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
will be an early warning system for
the aquaculture enterprises and an
environmental monitoring tool to
assess the status of the sea.
5. ENVIGUARD – „ALGAE SENSOR“
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
A quantitative nucleic acid
based detection sensor
relevant toxic algae in EU
waters:
• Alexandrium minutum
• Alexandrium tamarense
• Alexandrium ostenfeldii
• Pseudonitzschia sp.
• and more
6. ENVIGUARD – „PATHOGEN SENSOR“
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
A bio-activated
microfluidic chip coated
with aptamers to
specifically detect
pathogens
• Bacteria (E. coli)
• Viruses (Betanodavirus)
7. ENVIGUARD – „CHEMICAL SENSOR“
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
An optical nano-
biosensing unit making
use of anti-bodies for
the detection of
chemicals & toxins
• PCBs
• Saxitoxin
• Okadaic Acid
13. Data server
(central storage)
EnviGuard Port
with sensors
(local data storage)
EnviGuard Port
with sensors
(local data storage)
EnviGuard.NET
WEB-Interface
ENVIGUARD DATA MANAGEMENT
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
14. ENVIGUARD.NET – WEBTOOL & APP
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
• Easy access to data
• Different display formats
15. ENVIGUARD – DESIRED OUTCOME
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
• Real-time results
• In situ measurements
• Autonomous operation
• Easy access to data
• Complete modularity
16. Offshore fish farm
ENVIGUARD - ENDUSERS
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
Near shore fish farm
Hatcheries
Shellfish Farms
Envir. Monitoring
17. ENVIGUARD – DESIRED OUTCOME
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
Source: „Fischerei und Aquakultur in Europa“, Nr. 56 Juni 2012, European Union 2012 / modified
19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Contact
Björn Suckow
Team Leader
An der Karlstadt 6
D-27568 Bremerhaven
fon: +49 (0)471 80 934 100
fax: +49 (0)471 80 934 199
bsuckow@ttz-bremerhaven.de
aquaculture@ttz-bremerhaven.de
www.ttz-bremerhaven.de
RESEARCH FOR MORE QUALITY OF LIFE
20. Material: COC CHIP ASSEMBLED. WITH THREE DIFFERENT IN- AND
OUTLETS.
New chip Layout provided by the University of Hertfordshire
Central unit for data processing, data transmission and power supply
Sensor interface module for signal processing and data distribution
Development and set up of the EnviGuard.Net software and website.
Dinophysis acuminate observed by light microscopy
Fig. 4.8: diagram and real time sensogram of IgG detection by anti-IgG and gold nanoprobes (AuNP-aIgG). SEM image of gold nanoprobe bound to RNP surface.