Abstract
This chapter focuses on commercialization of an optical sensor, IAsys for analysis of molecular interactions. The application of biosensors to the functional characterization of biomolecular interactions is an expanding field within analytical biochemistry. These technologies have been developed in response to the need for rapid analytical techniques that can provide quantification in functional studies of biological systems. The chapter also discusses the development by Fisons Applied Sensor Technology, of an integrated optical biosensor system, lAsys, for real-time analysis of biomolecular interactions. The challenges faced by the physicists, engineers, and bio scientists in the multidisciplinary team at FAST, in taking this biosensor from the initial research phase through to product launch have also been demonstrated. Based on an optical waveguide, IAsys combines a stirred cuvette with an integrated prism that is coated for covalent immobilization of specific ligands and is stirred. The future contribution of these new biosensor technologies to the life sciences and possible transition to wider application in the routine testing market has been assessed.
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