Biogents will attend the JITMM 2017 (Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting) in Bangkok, Thailand, next week from December 6 to 8.
We will present our products at booth A1 and are looking forward to seeing you there!
Biogents will attend the JITMM 2017 in Bangkok
published on 27. Nov 2017
Biogents will exhibit at the FMCA (Florida Mosquito Control Association)
published on 25. Oct 2017
Biogents will exhibit at the 89th Annual Fall Meeting of the FMCA (Florida Mosquito Control Association) from November 14 -17, 2017 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando.
We will present our products BG-GAT, the BG-Counter, the BG-Sentinel and our new Modular Trapping System (BG-MTS). With different accessories, this mosquito trap can be used as a hanging trap, a standing trap, a light trap, a gravid trap, etc.
November 2017 – Biogents nimmt am jährlichen Treffen der ASTMH (ASTMH (American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) teil
published on 21. Oct 2017
Biogents nimmt am jährlichen Treffen der ASTMH (ASTMH (American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) vom 5. – 9. November 2017 im Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland USA, teil. Die ASTMH-Konferenz wendet sich an Forscher, Mückenbekämpfungsorganisationen, Gesundheitswesen und Regierungsorganisationen, die im Bereich Tropenmedizin Hygiene und Weltgesundheit arbeiten. Das fünftägige Treffen werden ca. 4400 Teilnhemer besuchen.
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Biogents at the EMCA conference in Bečići, Montenegro
published on 06. Mar 2017
Biogents was a proud sponsor of the 8th conference of the EMCA (European Mosquito Control Association) in Bečići, Montenegro, (March 12 – 16, 2017). Central thematic: Mosquito Control in a Changing Environment.
Read more »Biogents at the AMCA meeting in San Diego, California
published on 30. Jan 2017
Biogents attended the 83rd annual meeting of the AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association) in San Diego, California next week (Feb. 13 – 17, 2017), where we presented our products such as the new BG-Bowl, the BG-GAT, the BG-Counter, and the BG-Sentinel 2, as well as our contract research services!
Read more »Intelligent mosquito counters made in Germany: facing competition from Microsoft?
published on 25. Jul 2016
Scientists all over the world can now track the growth of mosquito populations on their computers. “The BG-Counter is a new kind of mosquito counting machine that allows scientists and health authorities to be proactive against a coming infestation,” says Dr. Martin Geier of Biogents AG in Regensburg, Germany. The high-tech equipment was developed by the Regensburg mosquito experts in cooperation with a company from Silicon Valley, and has been successfully tested since autumn 2015 in the Florida Keys on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The counter is now going into serial production. Recently, a demonstration model has come online at Lake Starnberg south of Munich. Since mid-June, it has been possible to track the increase in mosquito populations after the recent floods and even the times at which these insects are particularly active.
Last week, Microsoft announced that it was developing a similar mosquito trapping system, indicating that the demand for such intelligent mosquito traps is great and will continue to grow in the future. Globally, mosquitoes are considered among the creatures most dangerous to humans. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from mosquito-borne diseases. Biogents AG, headquartered in the Bavarian city of Regensburg, has a prominent position in this promising market. For example, Biogents traps are considered the gold standard for yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes around the world. No wonder since they are based on more than twenty years of intensive research and development.
Whether the Microsoft traps will be comparable to those made by Biogents remains to be seen. “Microsoft wants to develop traps into some kind of flying laboratories that are supposed to solve every issue related to mosquito monitoring in one fell swoop. Our experience shows that it’s better to establish effective technologies step-by-step and integrate them over time,” says Dr. Geier. Most importantly: Before mosquitoes can be analyzed and counted, they first must be attracted and trapped. When it comes to this essential detail, Biogents leads the field. Their particularly efficient traps are used by public health authorities and scientists worldwide. Even the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using Biogents’ BG-Sentinel traps as a monitoring tool in the fight against Asian tiger mosquitoes and yellow fever mosquitoes. Both these mosquitoes can also transmit dengue, the Zika virus, and the chikungunya viruses, and are therefore considered particularly dangerous. According to the CDC, BG-Sentinel traps are currently the mosquito traps most commonly used to catch adult tiger mosquitoes. The field trials of the BG-Counter on the Florida Keys were very successful. 80-90% of the trapped mosquitoes are correctly identified and counted. “Other mosquito-fighting organisations have indicated their interest in these new counters,” says Geier. Since February, Biogents has joined forces with Irideon SL in Spain and the Technological Educational Institute of Crete to further develop the BG-Counter’s sensors. The aim: to distinguish different mosquito species caught in the trap, and to identify those that are especially problematic as potential disease vectors. This project called REMOSIS (Remote Mosquito Situation and Identification System) is being funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. Researchers around the world will then be able to track carriers of disease and invasive species even more accurately than ever before. Read more »
Last week, Microsoft announced that it was developing a similar mosquito trapping system, indicating that the demand for such intelligent mosquito traps is great and will continue to grow in the future. Globally, mosquitoes are considered among the creatures most dangerous to humans. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from mosquito-borne diseases. Biogents AG, headquartered in the Bavarian city of Regensburg, has a prominent position in this promising market. For example, Biogents traps are considered the gold standard for yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes around the world. No wonder since they are based on more than twenty years of intensive research and development.
Whether the Microsoft traps will be comparable to those made by Biogents remains to be seen. “Microsoft wants to develop traps into some kind of flying laboratories that are supposed to solve every issue related to mosquito monitoring in one fell swoop. Our experience shows that it’s better to establish effective technologies step-by-step and integrate them over time,” says Dr. Geier. Most importantly: Before mosquitoes can be analyzed and counted, they first must be attracted and trapped. When it comes to this essential detail, Biogents leads the field. Their particularly efficient traps are used by public health authorities and scientists worldwide. Even the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using Biogents’ BG-Sentinel traps as a monitoring tool in the fight against Asian tiger mosquitoes and yellow fever mosquitoes. Both these mosquitoes can also transmit dengue, the Zika virus, and the chikungunya viruses, and are therefore considered particularly dangerous. According to the CDC, BG-Sentinel traps are currently the mosquito traps most commonly used to catch adult tiger mosquitoes. The field trials of the BG-Counter on the Florida Keys were very successful. 80-90% of the trapped mosquitoes are correctly identified and counted. “Other mosquito-fighting organisations have indicated their interest in these new counters,” says Geier. Since February, Biogents has joined forces with Irideon SL in Spain and the Technological Educational Institute of Crete to further develop the BG-Counter’s sensors. The aim: to distinguish different mosquito species caught in the trap, and to identify those that are especially problematic as potential disease vectors. This project called REMOSIS (Remote Mosquito Situation and Identification System) is being funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. Researchers around the world will then be able to track carriers of disease and invasive species even more accurately than ever before. Read more »
Intelligent mosquito counters made in Germany: Facing competition from Microsoft?
published on 30. Jun 2016
Scientists all over the world can now track the growth of mosquito populations on their computers. “The BG-Counter is a new kind of mosquito counting machine that allows scientists and health authorities to be proactive against a coming infestation,” says Dr Martin Geier of Biogents AG in Regensburg, Germany. The high-tech equipment was developed by the Regensburg mosquito experts in cooperation with a company from Silicon Valley and has been successfully tested since autumn 2015 in the Florida Keys on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The counter is now going into serial production. Recently, a demonstration model has come online at Lake Starnberg south of Munich. Since mid-June, it has been possible to track the increase in mosquito populations after the recent floods and even the times at which these insects are particularly active.
Read more »Press release: Intelligent mosquito counters made in Germany: facing competition from Microsoft?
published on 29. Jun 2016
Regensburg, Germany, 2016/06/29 - Scientists all over the world can now track
the growth of mosquito populations on their computers. “The BG-Counter is a
new kind of mosquito counting machine that allows scientists and health
authorities to be proactive against a coming infestation,” says Dr. Martin Geier
of Biogents AG in Regensburg, Germany. The high-tech equipment was
developed by the Regensburg mosquito experts in cooperation with a company
from Silicon Valley and has been successfully tested since autumn 2015 in the
Florida Keys on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The counter is now
going into serial production. Recently, a demonstration model has come online
at Lake Starnberg south of Munich. Since mid-June, it has been possible to track
the increase in mosquito populations after the recent floods and even the times
at which these insects are particularly active.
The BG-Counter on the Florida Keys
published on 23. Jun 2016
Florida Keys (USA) April 2016. “We needed a trap that could be remotely operated, was self-powered, and could transmit catch data back to our office computers. This meant it would have to be able to differentiate between mosquitoes and other insects.”
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