Request Trial
bees-in-hive
3 February 2014

Hive mentality: using open source research to develop diagnostic solutions

In 2004, UK-based research company Inscentinel, which specialises in using animals’ olfactory skills to detect certain compounds, found that insects have a far keener sense of smell than mammals, and got to work developing products that use honeybees to detect explosives.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Careers
Senior four-partner team leaves A&O Shearman
16 January 2026   The team, known for pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent litigation—including Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA disputes—as well as trade secret and licensing matters, joins a rival US firm.
Europe
Final call: Who are the world’s best in-house counsel?
16 January 2026   A first-of-its-kind project by sister title WIPR aims to highlight the world’s leading in-house intellectual property counsel—and it needs your help.
Americas
ITC to probe Oura Ring after Samsung retaliates, seeking import ban
15 January 2026   The wearable tech fight continues as Samsung seeks to block US sales of the Finnish brand's product after being sued over its Galaxy Ring.


Editor's picks

Final call: Who are the world’s best in-house counsel?
Europe
Final call: Who are the world’s best in-house counsel?
16 January 2026

Editor's picks

Europe
Final call: Who are the world’s best in-house counsel?
16 January 2026
Americas
SCOTUS shuts the door on Entresto ‘after-arising technology’ review
17 December 2025
Europe
Abbott appeals ‘baffling’ decision in glucose monitoring device feud
16 December 2025
Americas
Teva scrubs 200-plus Orange Book patents after FTC turns the screw
11 December 2025
Americas
US govt backs Hikma over ‘skinny label’ rules
9 December 2025
Big Pharma
The clinical trial dilemma: Navigating European practice
27 November 2025

More features

How AI will be shaped by legal and regulatory developments in 2026
Key EU and UK regulatory changes to watch for in 2026
UPC: A review of 2025 and what to expect in 2026
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader strike historic deal to create $3.6bn firm
Regeneron v Alvotech: The big impact
Beyond traditional IP: A comprehensive AI strategy for life sciences
Prosecuting bispecific antibody patents: A cookbook for patent chefs
Cooley drafts in 30-strong life sciences team from rival