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Fish and seafood are among the most common food allergens, along with nuts, eggs, cow’s milk, fruit, soya and other foods. It is estimated that approximately 2.2% of the global population is affected by an allergy to fish, while around 2% of individuals are allergic to seafood.

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in global demand for coconut products, with applications in both the food industry and cosmetics. CONGEN has developed a real-time PCR kit for the direct qualitative detection of specific DNA sequences of coconut in food.

The mollusc family is a diverse group of invertebrates. It includes 50,000-60,000 species, including: snails (Gastropodae), mussels (Bivalvia) and cephalopods (Cephalopodae). Suitable for consumption are squids, mussels, oysters and some species of snails…

Introduction of electronic documents (eIFU) Sustainability and the careful treatment of our environment are important to us. From 2024, CONGEN will gradually introduce electronic documents (eIFU - electronic Instructions of Use = User Manuals), which will completely...

Food containing GMOs must be approved in the EU. In Germany, the federal states are responsible for monitoring the placing on the market of GMOs and products made from them. Results of the official analyzes in Baden-Württemberg In 2022 A total of 546 food samples were...

The EU Commission has approved two additional forms of edible insects for use in food. The new EU Regulation 2023/5 authorizes partially defatted powder of Acheta domesticus (domestic cricket) and EU Regulation 2023/58 authorizes the use of the frozen, pasty, dried...

Developing detection systems based on nucleic acid analysis using PCR in the field of allergens, GMO and animal species and offering these to customers in the form of kits for their own use or as a service analysis, Matthias Kuhn and Steffen Mergemeier founded CONGEN...

CONGEN supplies more than 5 million PCR beads since 2020 for PoC applications from various manufacturers The trend in the molecular diagnostic field towards all-in-one platforms has been ongoing for several years. All-in-one platform means that the nucleic acid...

Pine trees are mainly cultivated in the Mediterranean region and their fruits (pine nut) are used in food preparation (including pesto, salads, toppings). Pine nuts contain many valuable ingredients. They contain a lot of vitamin B1, B2, A, niacin and vitamin E....

The highest numbers of cases of norovirus and hepatitis A disease occur seasonally during the winter months.

The LMIV 1169/2011 lists all gluten-containing cereals that are subject to mandatory labeling due to their allergenic potential. These include wheat, rye, barley, spelt, oats and kamut.

At the beginning of 2020, CONGEN was one of the first German companies to develop a molecular biological test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Manual DNA extraction methods are often very time-consuming and the outcome (success) strongly depends on the experience of the laboratory staff, the extraction method and the sample matrix.

The SureFast® Speed PREP in combination with the real-time assay SureFast® SARS-CoV-2  PLUS, enables customers to screen for SARS-CoV-2. This method enables the qualitative and specific

To secure precise result laboratories need to control their devices periodically. SureCycle® is a thermosensitive duplex real-time PCR