Technology/Business Opportunity Novel Method of Detecting Trace Amounts of Tertiary... Tender

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Country : USA

Summary : Technology/Business Opportunity Novel Method of Detecting Trace Amounts of Tertiary Amine Containing Illicit Drugs

Deadline : 29 Dec 2023

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 92944893

Document Ref. No. : IL-13836Plus

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Opportunity:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its novel method for rapid detection of trace levels of illicit drug compounds using their inherent catalytic properties.



Background:

The massive influx of fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and other powerful opioids into the United States has been recently highlighted by congressional hearings and reports from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Fentanyl is used in the medical community as an analgesic, but also ingested illicitly and/or accidentally (e.g., laced prescription pills). Currently, the only commercially available colorimetric detection method for fentanyl/fentanyl analogs is the one found in fentanyl test strips that make use of an antibody-antigen approach. However, there is a need for rapid tests to determine if trace amounts of illicit drugs are present in a sample.

To meet this challenge, LLNL researchers noticed that synthetic opioids along with many other illicit drugs (e.g., heroin, morphine, LSD, cocaine) possess a common structural motif (tertiary amine functional groups) in their structures; the tertiary nature of this common motif could act as a catalyst for a variety of chemical reactions. By selecting the appropriate reactants then, a detection platform for these toxic substances can be designed such that the trace amounts of the drug would catalyze reactions which generate products that have a distinctly different appearance than the unreacted sample (e.g., color change).



Description:

LLNL researchers have developed a technology suite that includes several methods for detecting trace levels of illicit drugs even in mixtures. These methods can be used as a rapid screening test fo...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID IL-13836Plus Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Office LLNS – DOE CONTRACTOR
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Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-08:00) PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA
Original Published Date: Nov 29, 2023 07:41 am PST
Original Response Date: Dec 29, 2023 08:00 am PST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Jan 13, 2024
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NAICS Code: 325199 - All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Livermore, CA USA

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