Principal Investigator: Connell, Laurie Partners: Maine Technology Institute Abstract: Our handheld, point-of-use (POU) instrument will provide the only near-instantaneous solution to detect certain environmental microbes from complex matrices with minimal sample preparation. The system is based on prior-art developed at UMaine funded through Federal, State, and Private sources. The initial target application is the detection read more RRF Phase II Acceleration of beverage spoilage yeast test to market