Resumen
In the current world, there is a clear need of advanced multi-sensing systems capable of providing
fast and quantitative detection of a huge range of hazards which could affect human health in our
daily life. Sectors such as healthcare, food safety or environment control, among others, will
require these tools to take fast and effective actions and prevent potential crisis impact. In this
context, PHOTONGATE aims to develop an adaptable diagnostics solution, comprising Photonic
cartridges and read-out platform, which allow to quantify multiple analytes of the same or
different nature (biomolecules, chemicals, metals, bacteria, etc.) in a single test with levels of
sensitivity and selectivity at/or over those offered by current commercial solutions. PHOTONGATE
technology relies on a new sensing concept which combines two core technologies: a bio-chemical
technology (molecular gates) which will confer the specificity and increased sensitivity to the
system, and, on the other hand, a photonic technology (light interaction with Local Surface
Plasmonic Resonance (LSPR) structures) working as transducers and allowing the quantification.
PHOTONGATE consortium has been specifically designed for maximizing the project success since all
the actors of the value chain are enrolled. In addition, the development and integration of the
different PHOTONGATE components have been designed searching for the European autonomy by using
European research, knowledge and fabrication networks as well as favoring European providers.
PHOTONGATE goals will involve a significant progress beyond the State-of-the-Art in multi-sensing
systems achieving faster and high sensitivity detection of multiples targets. A final validation of
PHOTONGATE technology in relevant scenarios for health and food safety (TRL5) will be performed to demonstrate the
system capabilities.
