Back to spin-outs

NanoFoodGuard

Entered program in 2025

Rapid food-safety monitoring for the future food industry

Back to spin-outs
Kasper Okholm Aarhus University (AU)
Food Safety
Nanotech
Rapid Detection

In the transition to a more sustainable food system, the future food industry will be more and more based on plant-based raw materials and ingredients from precision fermentation. But there are harmful bacteria and other microorganisms trying to ruin this transition by releasing toxins into the food during production. The industry is left only with expensive and slow detection methods that cannot be used at the production facilities.

At NanoFoodGuard we are solving this problem by developing rapid, on-site detection methods, to make sure that no bad bugs will ruin the green transition of our food system

Kasper Okholm

Kasper is a nano scientist with an expertise in nanofabrication and nanophotonics. During his PhD Kasper developed methods for detection and sensing of small molecules for basic research. Now, Kasper dreams of translating those methods to tackle real industrial problems.

This project is supported by Spin-outs Denmark, a unique program that invests in researchers who create more impact by starting research-based companies.