Project acronym: ICONSS
Funded by: EIT Food
From 2020-07-01 to 2020-12-31
Coordinated by: INL (Portugal)
Objectives
The ICONSS proposal aims to develop, in the time frame of the project, an integrated solution targeting consumers and food operators. This integrated solution will consist of two modules: the first one, an app that will look at nutritional aspects for vulnerable population groups and allow to assemble a food box from retailers ready to be picked up or for home delivery, to minimize exposure in indoor environments particularly for vulnerable people. The second module, also connected to this unique app, will be a miniaturized device for fast, reliable and easy to use testing of workers and surfaces in order to ensure the safety in food-related environments, with special emphasis on retailer spaces. This miniaturized kit and device will include sampling, a simplified RNA extraction and isothermal amplification and detection, ready to be used on decentralized settings with minimum interaction from users, and giving a simple and easy to read answer.
