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Until now, drug testing has required either laboratory analysis or imprecise rapid tests, but Drug Hunter offers law enforcement a fast and accurate solution that can be used directly in a police van or station. Photo: SafePas
Business
15.10.2025
TalTech spin-off revolutionises on-the-spot drug testing
TalTech spin-off SafePas recently received a €2.5 million grant from the Enterprise and Innovation Foundation to further develop Drug Hunter – a portable analyser capable of detecting the composition and quantity of illegal substances from a saliva sample in just a few minutes.
The startup SafePAS, founded by Jekaterina Mazina, has secured up to €400,000 in investments, including €200,000 from the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) and up to €200,000 from the Lithuanian venture capital fund Baltic Sandbox Ventures. Photo: Kiur Kaasik
Business
13.02.2025
SafePAS triumph: TalTech researcher’s startup secures €400,000
At the sTARTUp Day 2025 festival in Tartu, the highest recognition went to SafePAS – a startup founded by TalTech Associate Professor Jekaterina Mazina-Šinkar. The company is developing Drug Hunter, a portable device for rapid drug detection.