Receptomics: Human and animal senses on a chip
The benefits
In short- Reduces the need for sensory panels and animal testing
- Rapid, predictive analysis of flavours, scents, hormones and bioactive compounds
- Applicable in food, health and biotechnology
- Suitable for personalised nutrition and pharmaceutical research
- Supported by advanced software for data visualisation and pattern recognition
Receptomics enables companies to test how human and animal receptors respond to flavours, scents or bioactive compounds – faster, more reliably and without animal testing.
About Receptomics
Receptomics is an innovative on-a-chip technology developed at Wageningen University & Research. It measures how human or animal receptors respond to natural extracts or pure compounds in a microfluidic system. The chip contains living cells, each expressing a specific receptor. When a substance is introduced, fluorescent calcium sensors record intracellular signals in real time. This reveals differences in taste, scent, bioactivity or hormonal activity – for example in foods (such as coffee or tomatoes) or blood serum. Receptomics is available in multiple formats, including tongue-on-a-chip, nose-on-a-chip and gut-on-a-chip, opening new possibilities for product innovation and detection of harmful substances.
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dr. MGL (Maurice) Henquet
Expert in receptomics
