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Recipient of 2009 Frost and Sullivan New Product Innovation Award 
Optiqua is a provider of leading optical biosensor technology for the detection of contaminants in water. The company is based in Singapore and the recipient of the 2009 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award for its water contamination detection and sensing technology. Optiqua works closely with reputable research institutes and public organisations in Singapore, and a range of leading international industry partners. Optiqua develops highly sensitive biosensors for real-time monitoring of contaminants and biochemical substances. Based on a unique combination of an integrated optical chip, a biochemical transduction layer, micro-fluidics and electronics, the Optiqua patented ‘Lab-on-Chip’ sensor technology guarantees high-end laboratory sensitivity (lower parts per billion range) while enabling real time and on-site detection.  Key element in the Optiqua technology is its generic optical sensor concept based on the Mach Zender Interferometer (MZI). The MZI measures contaminant induced refractive index changes. By applying selective bio-chemical layers to the generic platform, the ‘Lab-on-Chip’ sensor can be tailored for the detection of any specific (bio) chemical substance in water.
Optiqua is a subsidiary of the Dutch biotechnology company Optisense (www.optisense.nl) 
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