We are pleased to announce that our new LactoSens^®R  user-friendly lactose assay kit for all lactose-free and low lactose milk products is available for purchase from our distribution partners Chr. Hansen A/S and Optiferm GmbH.

LactoSens^®R Reader is an improved device for stable and robust results providing more user friendliness e.g. through an included QR code scanner, automatic sample detection and the possibility for internal instrument QC with the calibration device.

For further details and document downloads visit www.lactosens.com

The recently accepted NordVal International validation assures that LactoSens®R lactose biosensor assay kit performs with high accuracy and specificity down to detection limit of 0.008% lactose. All characteristics are found to be in compliance with claims, demonstrating equal performance with the reference method HPLC (ISO 2262 IDF 198).

External validation studies have been performed to prove that the biosensor assay kit LactoSens®R can be used to determine residual lactose in milk samples with a fat content of up to 36% as well as in fermented milk products like yoghurt, cream, sour cream and curd. Furthermore, it was approved that the sensor is also applicable to lactose-free flavored yogurts and milk drinks (e.g. coffee, cacao, fruits). In addition, it was verified that the sensors are stable for at least 3 days storage at 30⁰C.

The external certification by NordVal makes LactoSens®R the perfect choice for product release, process optimization and product development. More about LactoSens®R…
Download certificate here.

The international dairy technology platform ‘Dairy Technologist’ describes our LactoSens biosensor as a ‘Rapid Computerized Lactose Content Determination Method’ that can be adopted for both industrial and artisanal use. Considering the importance of dairy products as a means to fight world hunger and malnutrition, LactoSens can make a significant contribution in developing countries with a high prevalence of lactose intolerance.

Read full blog here.

DirectSens will attend the Diabetes Technology Meeting 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland, November 8-10, 2017.

If you are interested in meeting us there, send us an email!

DirectSens started a cooperation with the laboratory of Prof. Dietmar Haltrich at the VIBT BOKU for the project „StaREliS – Stabilisation of Redox Enzymes for long-term implantable Sensors”.

StaREliS aims to elucidate the deactivation mechanism of redox enzymes, which should serve as the basis for the development of stable enzymes for long-term biosensors.

The project is funded by a Bridge grant from the the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).

From the dairy industry point of view, IDM stresses the need for a precise, fast and easy method of on-site measurement of residual lactose – to bring it down to the recommended 0.01% lactose-free threshold. This has been made possible thanks to the technical breakthrough of LactoSens^®. The recent NordVal validation of this method against the reference method for lactose determination allows dairies to easily integrate LactoSens^® into their certified quality management system: This method’s high levels of accuracy, specificity, stability, and reliability have proven to be in line with the ISO 17025 standard.

The full report can be downloaded here:

IDM LactoSens Article 268.41 KB

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LactoSens® is awarded with the IÖB seal, proving our solution to be recommendable to all Austrian public administration services: www.innovationspartnerschaft.at is an EU-wide unique platform building a bridge between the public administration and innovative companies.

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One of the world’s leading magazine in dairy innovation has presented the LactoSens^® biosensor test system as lactose-free market opener for dairies:

Barriers of previously-used reference methods for precise lactose 0.01% threshold detection have been successfully eliminated. With the launch of the latest LactoSens^® 0.01% biosensor – recently validated against HPLC – it has become easy to benefit from a certified lactose detection method

Read full article here.

LactoSens® lactose test kit has obtained the NordVal International Certificate, which confirms that LactoSens® in a few minutes can measure lactose levels with the same precision as the reference method HPLC at ISO 17025 accredited labs.

The certificate can be downloaded here.

Press release CHR Hansen