Originally published by the Centre for Justice Innovation. We spoke to Paul Yates, from Intelligent Fingerprinting, about a new innovative and less invasive approach to drug testing. The fingerprint-based drug screening system is a quick, hygienic and easy-to-use approach to drug testing that works by analysing fingerprint sweat to detect drug use. Several Drug Screening Cartridges are…
Originally Published in Medical Device Network. Intelligent Fingerprinting has made a name for itself in the world of illegal drugs, with a test that can be used to screen for substances like cocaine and MDMA in the eccrine sweat of the fingertips. Now, the company is looking into converting this test to screen for Covid-19….
Originally published by Mobi Health News UK diagnostics firm Intelligent Fingerprinting and Imperial College London have joined forces to develop a simple 10-minute COVID-19 fingerprint test. The two organisations plan to pool resources to accelerate the development and validation of the test, which could potentially be used by non-medical staff in settings such as care homes and…
Originally published in News Medical Life Sciences. Cocaine is a powerful and addictive stimulant made from coca plant leaves, which is native to South America. In the past urine and saliva tests are used to detect cocaine use. Now, a new fingerprint test can detect whether people have taken the drug or just handled it….
Orginally published in News Medical Life Sciences. An experimental fingerprint detection approach can identify traces of cocaine on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands – and the test is also smart enough to tell whether an individual has actually consumed the class A drug, or simply handled it. In a paper published…
Originally published by Sky News. Using high resolution mass spectrometry, the new technology can figure out who has been taking cocaine. A new fingerprint test can identify whether people have taken or handled cocaine. Researchers at the University of Surrey explained their methods for accurate drug testing using a fingerprint sample in the Scientific Reports…
Police and the Department of Traffic in the Brasília Federal District of Brazil piloted the Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening System on the streets of the capital. Brazil’s top news outlets—including Jornal Nacional, SBT , Agencia Brasil, Metropoles, Band News, and Correio Braziliense—reported on the pilot extensively. Rodrigo Silveira of Orbitae, Intelligent Fingerprinting’s Brazilian workplace compliance partner,…
Originally published by Mirror UK. A new drug test that can detect if people are intoxicated from just a fingerprint is being trialled at a clinic in North Wales. The new test, developed by Intelligent Fingerprinting – a spin-out company from the University of East Anglia – is able to detect traces of drugs in users’ fingerprint…
Originally published by Transport UK Bus. Abellio London Bus, one of London’s most innovative public transport companies, has become the first bus operator to adopt new fingerprint based drug testing technology to support the health and safety of its employees and customers. Abellio operates day and night bus services across London, and will use the portable Intelligent Fingerprinting drug…
Originally published by the International Airport Review. International Airport Review reports on trials at Fiumicino Airport revealing that simple fingerprint drug screening helps airport and border control teams to respond to drug mule suspects in just 10 minutes. Following successful trials at Fiumicino Airport, a new fingerprint drug-screening approach is now available to provide airport…
