Because of food contamination, every day in the world
10,000
people die
6,000
tons of food are wasted
$5B
is lost
1. Food is sourced from all over the world, meaning more handling, processing and transportation, raising contamination risks.
2. Large-scale farming and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) increase the risk of pathogen spread.
3. Ready-to-eat and processed foods increase the risks of pathogen contamination.
4. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events promote pathogen survival and spread.
5. Consumer demand for fresh and raw foods increases exposure risks.
The food chain is increasingly complex.
Current testing does not keep up with the speed of food processing.
Food processing is done in hours.
Food testing requires days, because samples must be sent to a central lab for analysis.
What happens during this waiting period?
Producers are left without the information they need to act. Waiting days for results prevents timely decisions, increases the risk of unsafe products, and exposes companies to recalls, revenue loss and brand damage.
Hypercell’s answer:
A simple, accurate, on-premises micro-test that provides results in less than 1 hour with the precision of lab-based technologies.
Rapid result turnaround time (TAT)
Ease of use
Accreditation or validation
Price
Food processors have said what they want in a rapid test (by order of importance):
COMPROMISE
With current testing methods, you have to choose between speed and accuracy.
NO COMPROMISE
With Hypercell, you can have both: speed and accuracy in a simple micro-test.
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SOSV IndieBio
2024
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2024
FoodBytes
2022
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What People Are Saying
“Hypercell checks all the boxes to drive industry-wide adoption .... Their technology provides results in minutes instead of hours or days in real world settings, and is easy enough for anyone to use.”
— Excerpt from IndieBio “Why We Invested”