Ilochip is a research focused biotechnology company that has developed a technology for identification of pathogens (bacteria and virus) as a mean to detect bioterror agents. The Company was established in by Lars Thomsen, and now counts the additional major owners of Biofund Management Ltd., RTX Telecom A/S, Raisio Food Diagnostics, and the Danish Ministry of Science. Ilochip has 9 employees. The initial focus was to develop a sensor for identification of Biological Warfare Agents. The technology developed by Ilochip, the ILOC (intelligent Lab-on-Chip) and BWAC concepts, is generic and finds relevant applications in fields such as clinical diagnostics, veterinary disease control, food safety, environmental monitoring, and military, and homeland security. The competitive edge of the technology can by summarized by the following characteristics: Mobility (small size and mass), robustness (no fragile components), reliability (including very low false positive rate), speed, and cost effectiveness. The technology has been extensively tested in the laboratory and in the field. The individual device is unique in the sense that it enables automatic sampling and subsequent DNA diagnostics. Overall, the device is a diagnostic lab-on-a-chip capable of performing all the complicated operations comprised in the procedures required for detection of a biological agent. The device is capable of capturing bioparticles / microorganisms from an aerosol. Subsequently, the cells are ruptured/lysed to release the genomic content enabling a subsequent nano-PCR to amplify the genomic material using specific primers. Finally, the amplified product is detected and the result can be reported in a series of formats. The pioneer work and its commercial opportunities have been recognized by IDA (The Danish Society of Engineers), awarding ilochip "The Engineers High Tech Award 2005". (Julia Skov)