Romer Labs® wins Lower Austrian Innovation Prize |
A quantum leap in the analysis of allergens in foods: Lower Austrian biotech company Romer Labs® has won the "Karl Ritter von Ghega Innovation Prize" with its "AgraStrip® Allergen" product line. The award was presented at the Congress Casino Baden by Provincial Council Member Dr. Petra Bohuslav and Chamber of Commerce Vice-president Dr. Christian Moser on 11th October 2011.
AgraStrip® Allergen strip tests work in the same way as conventional pregnancy tests and give the user the chance to analysis the presence of the 14 most important allergens in foods within a matter of minutes. “This new technology represents a quantum leap in quality control, especially for industry, as it allows for the efficient and cost-effective screening of products”, said Dr. Eva Wanzenböck, the Managing Director of Romer Labs® in Tulln. “The controlling of allergens is gaining ever more importance in new food labelling systems and Romer Labs® has found an innovative solution for companies with this new product line.”
About 25% of people believe they suffer from foods allergies, but only 3% have been diagnosed successfully. The level is somewhat higher in children, at 5-8%. The figures show that there is need for action both at food producers, as well as the authorities. Numerous research groups are working in this field, including Romer Labs® cooperation partners at the IFA Tulln, the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Food Allergens (Christian-Doppler-Labor für Lebensmittelallergene).
Romer Labs®, which is based at the Technopol Tulln in Lower Austria, was founded in the USA in 1982 and acquired by ERBER AG. It currently has units in Brazil, China, Great Britain, Malaysia and Singapore and in the United States. Romer Labs® is a global supplier of diagnostics for food and feedstuffs and runs analytical laboratories on three continents.
ERBER AG is delighted to receive the Lower Austrian Innovation Prize once again. It was awarded the 2004 Prize for “Mycotoxin Absorbing Yeasts” and the 2008 Prize for “Alternative Methods in Fighting Fire Blight”.
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