| Title of Process/ Know-how/ Product/Design/Equipment
Homocysteine specific optical sensor for diagnostic use
IPR Status & Details:
IN 202011038506
Application/Uses/Problem being addressed
Direct measurement (fluorimetric) of cardiovascular disease marker homocysteine in human blood plasma
Salient Technical Features including Competing Features/ Impact
TRL Level & Scale of Development:- TRL 4 TRL Reference
Lab level (gram scale)
Business scope & opportunity (in terms of scale, cost, market etc.)
Measurement of homocysteine concentration in human blood functions as the single largest risk marker for heart diseases and strokes. Indian market desperately looking for indigenous point-of-care assay for measuring plasma homocysteine with extreme specificity. No indigenous kit is available in India to measure homocysteine directly in human plasma. All available kits are imported and can only perform indirect measurement. We, at CSIR-CSMCRI, have developed a sensor that can measure homocysteine with absolute specificity in human plasma directly.
Environmental Considerations
N/A
Status of Licensing:
Not yet licensed
Status of Commercialization:
Not applicable
Major Raw Materials Needed
Hydroxycoumarin, hexamine, acetic acid, diethyl ether, substituted diamine, copper nitrate, and methanol.
Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required
None
Techno-Economics
Available on request
Technology Package
Know-how for homocysteine specific optical sensor; Demonstration of the synthesis of probe and diagnostic process; License fee and other financial details are available on request.