Germans develop compact drugs testing device:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Investment by the German Research Ministry of DM 2.7 million ($1.9 million) in a drugs testing project has borne fruit in the shape of a prototype biosensor device the size of a ballpoint pen. According to Arzte Zeitung, the sensor is stroked over parts of the body or materials to reveal within three minutes whether the person or object has been in contact with even very small amounts of certain drugs.