MALDI Plates for Mass SpectrometryClinical validation

In collaboration with the company Affipro, we have initiated the development of a 3-D printed single-use device called sample target plate. They are currently used for the method called Microbe MALDI Biotyping, which is applied in clinical microbiology for the identification of pathogens without the need for time-consuming microbial growth in expensive selective media. Using nanotechnologies developed at IQS nano, we have already prepared new prototypes of these target plates, which exhibit good performance for MALDI Biotyping. They may represent a cost-effective and versatile alternative compared to the currently available equipment produced by traditional technologies.