The test, which is easier to conduct than a home COVID test, will improve food safety, reduce the cost of processing fresh poultry and other foods, and help to limit broad food recalls.
A new company spawned by McMaster University innovation has received a grant to develop a new technology for keeping liquid mRNA vaccines safe and viable without the deep-freeze that is necessary today for storing and transporting such vaccines.
The research is part of an ongoing, broader effort to establish McMaster as a centre for the development of real-time sensors, pathogen-repellent materials and other products that improve food safety.