Vaccination is of vital importance to protect us against the virus and, in the current situation, to improve the pandemic situation. They help us to generate immunity against different diseases. Vaccines work by introducing, in different ways, the element against which we want our body to generate immunity and, thus, when we come into contact...
This collaborative action is part of a broader agreement reached between CIC bioGUNE and BIOLAN in areas aimed at disease diagnosis and other health applications. CIC bioGUNE -a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance, BRTA- and BIOLAN have signed a collaboration agreement to exchange the knowledge necessary for the development, manufacture and commercialisation...
Food intolerances and allergies are common occurrences in the population. It is estimated that about 20% of the population suffers a food reaction during their lifetime. Allergies and intolerances are often confused and used interchangeably, but they are very different from each other. Do you know the differences between food intolerances and food allergies? Differences...
As a consequence of the World Health Day, from BIOLAN HEALTH we want to highlight the importance of early diagnosis in many diseases. Therefore, the detection of biomarkers for diagnosis has become a reliable method for early treatment of many diseases. This early diagnosis is especially important in diseases such as cancer, where time is...
Lateral flow immunoassays (LFI) are based on the use of nitrocellulose membranes as a support for immunological reactions. They are tests used to detect the presence or absence of an analyte of biotechnological interest in a liquid sample. Unlike traditional immunoassays, that involve the use of multiwell plates, high cost, complicated washing and sample preparation...
Enzymes are organic molecules (proteins) that act to promote and regulate chemical reactions in living organisms and in various natural and industrial processes. Enzymes have been used for many years in various processes. One example of their use is in the detergent industry. For more than 30 years, many detergents have incorporated enzymes capable of...
With the current healthcare crisis, healthcare facilities have been saturated and patients that require routine diagnostic tests have not recieved adequate care. This situation has greatly increased the importance of having reliable and simple diagnostic and monitoring devices that allow these tests to be performed at the patient’s home, in pharmacies or in outpatient centers....
The Basque SME located in Zamudio has invested heavily to equip itself with the equipment that will allow it to scale up the newly developed product. Since January, BIOLAN has had a new product developed and validated with excellent results in terms of sensitivity (96%) and specificity (93%) and with all the necessary requirements for...
The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced companies in the industry to develop medical devices to help manage the pandemic, but do you know what techniques are currently available and what are the differences between SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus testing? We explain it to you! Once a person comes into contact with a virus, the virus multiplies using...
BIOLAN HEALTH has completed the validation of its new Serological COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette that allows the rapid, simple and accurate detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in people who are or have been infected by the virus that causes COVID-19. The validation of the test has been successful and confirms a sensitivity of 96%...
