In this final episode of the first season of SonaCast, we look back at some of the highlights of the last seven months. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guests: Dr Michael Mansfield, Millipore Sigma John Tonkinson, DCN Diagnostics Klaus Hochleitner, GE Rob Porter, RAPivD Phil Groom, Bond Digital Health Shireen Yates, Nima Labs Nick Letourneau, SipChip Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com This week we are going back to the beginning of Sona Nanotech with our special guest Dr Gerrard Marangoni, one of the original founders of the company. Dr Marangoni is a tenured professor of chemistry at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, who has 25 years’ experience in surfactant and colloidal chemistry. We talk about the original project that led to CTAB-free nanorods and the founding of Sona, and look at what the future holds for the company. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Dr Gerrard Marangoni, Professor of Chemistry at St. Francis Xavier University Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com Undercover Colors made headlines a few years ago for its idea to detect date rape drugs in alcohol using coloured nail varnish. Today that idea has transformed into SipChip, a lateral flow-based device that can detect beverages spiked with drugs (commonly called ‘roofies’) in 30 seconds. In this episode we speak to Undercover Colors’ Director of R&D Dr Nick Letourneau about SipChip and his company’s fight against drug-facilitated sexual assault. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Dr Nick Letourneau, Undercover Colors’ Director of R&D Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com Food allergy is a common and growing problem, placing burdens on health systems worldwide. Studies suggest that in some Western countries up to 10 per cent of children have a food allergy. Lateral flow technology offers one solution, allowing food to be tested for allergens with rapid results. In this episode we talk to Shireen Yates, founder and CEO of Nima Labs and creator of the award-winning lateral flow-based food testing device Nima. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Shireen Yates, founder and CEO of Nima Labs Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com In this episode we meet some of the businesses exhibiting at the Advanced Lateral Flow Course in San Diego. We talk to Michael Doumanas of QIAGEN Lake Constance about lateral flow reader systems and Patrick Leinert of Leinco Technologies about antibodies. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Michael Doumanas of QIAGEN Lake Constance and Patrick Leinert of Leinco Technologies Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com In this episode, recorded at ALFC 2019, we speak to Dr Young Hong of Access Bio, a leading manufacturer of malaria rapid tests, about producing lateral flow tests in huge volumes. Company link – http://www.accessbio.net/ Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Dr Young Hong – Access Bio Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com This week team Sona is in San Diego, California for the Advanced Lateral flow Course 2019, one of the highlights of the lateral flow calendar. We’ve launched our new white paper at the event, which demonstrates how Sona’s unique gold nanorods can be used in competitive lateral flow assays. In this episode Sona CEO Darren Rowles gives us a brief rundown of the white paper. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Darren Rowles, Sona CEO Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com In this episode, we go back to basics on lateral flow with Sona CEO Darren Rowles. We discuss the origins of lateral flow technology, how a lateral flow test works and what its components do, what the technology is used for today and what the future holds. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Darren Rowles, Sona CEO Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com This week we’re joined by Sona CEO Darren Rowles as we look forward to the Advanced Lateral Flow Course 2019. The event, hosted by DCN Diagnostics and Qiagen is being held from October 22-24 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, California. Sona will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the event, which is one of the highlights of the lateral flow calendar. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Darren Rowles, Sona CEO Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com This week we’re joined by Phil Groom and Victoria Agova of Bond Digital Health to talk about Transform, Bond’s new digital platform for lateral flow that offers reader-app-cloud-dashboard connectivity. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guests: Phil Groom and Victoria Agova of Bond Digital Health Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com This week our special guest is Zoe Pikramenou, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Photophysics at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Over the last year Sona has been working with Prof. Pikramenou and her team on a joint project to develop next generation gold nanorods for tissue imaging. The ultimate aim of the project is to investigate whether gold nanorods can be used to target cancer cells in the human body. Producer: Darren Evans communications@sonanano.com Interviewer: Darren Evans Guest: Zoe Pikramenou, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Photophysics, University of Birmingham Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Visit us at: www.sonanano.com Follow us on Twitter: @SonaNanotech Connect with us on: LinkedIn Music Far Away by MK2 Logo by Alexandra Evans of Happy Elephant Creative Email us at: communications@sonanano.com Last week Sona attended the POCT – The Power to Disrupt event in York, England. In this episode, Sona CEO Darren Rowles tells us what he learned at the event and we speak to David Wells, head of pathology consolidation for NHS England, about the role of point-of-care testing in the NHS. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week Sona is attending the POCT – The Power to Disrupt event in York, England. In this episode, we speak to Tony Cambridge, the organiser of the event and a biomedical scientist with NHS England. We discuss the use of point of care testing in the NHS and other health systems worldwide and look at the potential of this technology to disrupt patient pathways. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode, the third in a mini-series recorded with businesses attending AACC 2019, we speak to James Steggles, MD of Logical Biological. We discuss bio-markers, the immunoassay market and the ethics of sourcing biological materials from patients. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode, the second in a mini-series recorded with businesses attending AACC 2019, we speak to Shane Maher, president of Ginolis (US). We discuss automation technology, innovation in diagnostics and the potential of robotics in manufacturing. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode, the first in a mini-series recorded with businesses attending AACC 2019, we speak to Ta You (Gordon) Huang, senior scientist at Medical Systems Biotechnology in China. We discuss the future of diagnostics, the potential of lateral flow and sustainability in healthcare. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode, recorded at AACC 2019 in Anaheim, California, our special guest is AACC president Dr Carmen Wiley. We discuss innovation in the laboratory, the potential of point of care testing and the past, present and future of the AACC. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this special episode, recorded at AACC 2019 in Anaheim, California, we catch up with two of Sona’s valued partners. We speak to Charlie Huang, head of R&D at Anteo Technologies and Sarah Scott, OEM and distribution manager at Expedeon. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this special episode, recorded at AACC 2019 in Anaheim, California, we take a walk around the exhibition space in the vast Anaheim Convention Centre and talk to Sona’s business development manager Anindita Gupta and CEO Darren Rowles about the first day at this key scientific event. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week Team Sona is at AACC 2019 in Anaheim California. In this episode we speak to David Grenache, the chief scientific officer of Tricore Reference Laboratories in Albuquerque New Mexico. At AACC Dr Grenache gave a presentation about digital health and the connected consumer. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week our guest is Kristin Cederquist, Research Scientist at DCN Diagnostics in California. Sona CEO Darren Rowles talks to Kristin about her day-to-day role as a scientist at the forefront of lateral flow research and development and the future of the technology. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic We’re just three weeks away from one of the biggest events of the year, AACC 2019 in Anaheim, California. In this episode Sona CEO Darren Rowles and business development manager Anindita Gupta talk about what to expect from AACC and what Sona will be doing there. You can find Sona at Booth 4257 in Hall A. To arrange a meeting email: anu@sonanano.com Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week’s special guest is David Carlberg, co-founder of Kinematic Automation, a California-based company that produces custom automated manufacturing systems for diagnostic devices. Since 1980, Kinematic has been a worldwide leader partnering with manufacturers wanting to automate their production processes. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week our guest is Adam Griffiths, Conference Director of the Rare Disease Diagnostics Summit being held in Boston MA this September. Startistics show that more than 350 million people globally are living with a rare disease. On average it takes seven different consultations before an initial referral to a clinical geneticist and a minimum of five years to completely diagnose a patient, with 70-90% of cases going undiagnosed. We talk to Adam about rare diseases and how to alleviate the diagnostic burden for patients. For more information about the summit, visit: https://rarediseasediagnostics.com/events/rare-disease-diagnostics-summit Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode we learn all about colloidal gold and gold nanorods with Dr Kulbir Singh, Sona’s Chief Technology Officer, and find out what makes Sona’s gold nanorods unique. To watch the Sona VR experience mentioned in the podcast, visit: https://youtu.be/2u1mlfEARJc Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In August Team Sona will be attending AACC 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Centre in Anaheim, California (August 4th-8th). With more than 200 new product introductions and more than 200 scientific and educational sessions, it is the largest global scientific conference and tradeshow in the field of laboratory medicine. You can find Sona at Booth number 4257 in Hall A. In this episode business development manager Anindita Gupta tells us all about this important event. To arrange a meeting at AACC email: anu@sonanano.com Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week Sona CEO Darren Rowles corrects some commonly-held misconceptions about lateral flow technology, from labels and samples to multiplexing and market size. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week we speak to Joe Dunbar and Dr Ahmed Jehanli of Soma Bioscience, a specialist lateral flow company offering real time saliva analytics, primarily in the area of elite sport. Soma and Sona are collaborating to create new lateral flow diagnostic tests. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic The world is in the grip of a crisis over plastic waste and its effect on the environment. Efforts are being made to cut plastic use and find alternatives, but are they enough? In this week’s episode of SonaCast Sona CEO Darren Rowles argues that the diagnostics industry has a responsibility to look at itself and take some tough decisions over its own use of plastic. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Last week Sona Nanotech attended the Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In this episode of SonaCast, recorded in Amsterdam, we speak to Rob Porter of RAPivD and Brendan O’Farrell of DCN Diagnostics about the past, present and future of the technology. Both men have more than 30 years’ experience in rapid diagnostics and are key figures in the industry. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week Sona Nanotech has attended the BioDot Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In this special episode of SonaCast, we speak to John Witton of BioDot about the purpose of the workshop and what the future holds for this popular event, and Klaus Hochleitner of GE about his three decades of experience in lateral flow. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week we speak to Phil Groom, commercial director of Bond Digital Health, about how digital connectivity and data are transforming lateral flow tests. Bond, which develops innovative app and cloud software solutions for lateral flow test developers, is a valued partner of Sona Nanotech. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic The Lateral Flow Workshop 2019. Next week Sona Nanotech is exhibiting and presenting at the BioDot Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 in Amsterdam. In this special episode Sona CEO Darren Rowles tells us why this event is one of the highlights of the lateral flow calendar. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic This week we speak to Trevor Keel, Sona’s business development consultant for UK and Europe, about the growing use of gold in diagnostics and healthcare and its future potential. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Team Sona recently attended the Rapid Point of Care Test Development Workshop organised by Millipore Sigma and Kinematic Automation in St Louis Missouri. In this episode Sona’s business development manager Anindita Gupta discusses various aspects of the rapid point of care diagnostic test market with special guests John Tonkinson of DCN Diagnostics, Chris Lambillotte of SafePath Laboratories and Shawn Gaskell of Millipore Sigma. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Team Sona recently attended the Rapid Point of Care Test Development Workshop organised by Millipore Sigma and Kinematic Automation in St Louis Missouri. In this episode Sona’s chief technology officer Dr Kulbir Singh talks to Michael Mansfield of Millipore Sigma and Hugues Augier de Cremiers of Merck about the growing importance of multiplexing for lateral flow assays. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode Sona CEO and president Darren Rowles is interviewed by Bud Wayne of CEOCFO Magazine. They talk about some of Sona’s recent partnerships and collaborations, the company’s global ambitions, and Sona’s stock market listing. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic In this episode Sona CEO and president Darren Rowles is interviewed by Bud Wayne of CEOCFO Magazine. They talk about the focus of Sona’s business, Darren’s day to day roles and responsibilities as CEO, and why Sona’s gold nanorods are unique. Make sure to listen to the next episode for part two of this interview. Special thanks to Michael Boyd, owner of Podcast Atlantic Edited by Michael Boyd of Podcast AtlanticSeason One Overview 2019
Back to the Beginning.
Date rape drug detection.
Testing for food allergens.
From Reader Systems to Antibodies.
Making 100 million tests a year.
Sona White Paper.
Lateral Flow Basics.
ALFC 2019.
Transforming lateral flow with digital connectivity.
Targeting Cancer Cells with Gold Nanorods.
Point of care and the NHS.
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Disruptive point of care.
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The AACC interviews 3: James Steggles.
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The AACC interviews 2: Shane Maher.
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The AACC interviews 1: Gordon Huang.
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AACC president Dr Carmen Wiley.
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Catching up with our partners at AACC 2019.
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AACC 2019 day 1.
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Digital health and the connected consumer.
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Lateral flow R&D.
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What to expect from AACC 2019.
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Lateral flow manufacturing.
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Rare disease diagnostics.
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Colloidal gold and gold nanorods.
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AACC 2019.
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Mythbusting!
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Saliva and sport.
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The plastic problem.
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The Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 – Part II
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The Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 – Part I
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Data and digital.
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The Lateral Flow Workshop 2019 – preview.
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The role of gold in diagnostics and healthcare.
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The rapid point of care diagnostic test market.
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The growing importance of multiplexing for lateral flow assays.
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Darren Rowles, CEO and President of Sona Nanotech – Part II
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Darren Rowles, CEO and President of Sona Nanotech – Part I
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