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ed by about 50 panies ? USA and Europe make up about 2/3 ? €565 million global sales for Food microbiological tests ? Rapid methods €115 million or a 20% total market share Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Austria Technology Sales ($US millions) Market Share (%) ELISA/EIA 70 61 DNA 25 22 Impedance 10 9 Flow Cytometry 5 4 ATP 5 4 Total 115 100 Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Austria Food Analysis (€million) Food Diagnostics (€million) % Food Diagnostics (€million) Food pathogens 97,5 13 15 % Spoilage 220 37,5 17 % Chemical contaminants 53 19,5 40 % Process chemicals 120 16 10 % Total 490,5 86 Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Austria Validation ? AOAC validation body in the . ? NordVal and MicroVal are the Nordic and European bodies ? Problem: lack of a mon validation procedure ? Inhibits establishment of rapid methods Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Austria Conclusions ? Many new methods and technologies are being developed ? Increased sample throughput and efficiency through automation ? The market for rapid methods is small ? Peration of rapid methods has been slow ? Lack of a mon validation procedure inhibits acceptance of new methods ? The incentive to transfer technologies might be too low Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Austria Remendations ? Microarrays and biosensors should be technologically evaluated ? New market opportunities within quality and process control should be explored ? The development of new methods should always include efforts to implement the new method ? The formation of a private service sector should be encouraged Bureau for International Research and T