{"id":16902,"date":"2025-10-15T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trialoog.taltech.ee\/mida-sulg-suhu-toob-taltechi-hargettevote-politseil-abiks\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:56:58","slug":"mida-sulg-suhu-toob-taltechi-hargettevote-politseil-abiks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trialoog.taltech.ee\/en\/mida-sulg-suhu-toob-taltechi-hargettevote-politseil-abiks\/","title":{"rendered":"TalTech spin-off revolutionises on-the-spot drug testing"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TalTech spin-off SafePas recently received a \u20ac2.5 million grant from the Enterprise and Innovation Foundation to further develop Drug Hunter \u2013 a portable analyser capable of detecting the composition and quantity of illegal substances from a saliva sample in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":16840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[250],"tags":[714,404,397,402,403],"class_list":["post-16902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-biotechnology","tag-deep-tech","tag-innovation","tag-spin-off","tag-startup"],"acf":{"postbuilder":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"While drug testing has so far required either lab analysis or imprecise rapid tests, Drug Hunter<\/a> offers law enforcement a fast and accurate solution that can be used directly in a police van or station. \"The foundation\u2019s support confirms the quality and relevance of our scientific work and its practical application,\" said SafePAS<\/a> co-founder and TalTech School of Science<\/a> assistant professor of innovative analytics at the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology<\/a>, Jekaterina Mazina-\u0160inkar.<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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A scientific breakthrough born from police need<\/h4>\r\n

Behind SafePas lie years of scientific research and development. Mazina-\u0160inkar explained that her doctoral thesis focused on detecting narcotic substances in biological samples and developing new rapid analysis methods. However, the idea for the new device was not born behind a laboratory bench but out of a practical need from the police: \u201cThe police approached the university because existing screening tests were not reliable enough.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The first prototypes were completed nearly a decade ago, in 2015. The subsequent years were devoted to further development, testing, and negotiations.<\/p>\r\n

The recently awarded EIS<\/a> grant provides the company with an opportunity to develop a more compact, portable version of the Drug Hunter that can be used directly in a police car. \u201cThe aim is to make testing possible quickly and anywhere \u2013 not only in a station or large police van,\u201d said Mazina-\u0160inkar.<\/p>\r\n

Although the Estonian Police are currently the only paying customer for the Drug Hunter, the funding is expected to support expansion into international markets. Mazina-\u0160inkar said that partners have already been secured in Lithuania and the Czech Republic, with potential collaborators in Israel and Turkey. Over the next 12\u201318 months, the focus will turn to the European market \u2013 primarily the Baltic states, Poland, the United Kingdom, and France.<\/p>\r\n

The grant covers not only development and marketing but also the optimisation of production to make the process faster and more efficient, with the aim of reducing the current delivery time of around six months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cThe aim is to make testing possible quickly and anywhere \u2013 not only in a station or large police van.\"<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/article>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":16842},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"

Clarity in minutes, not months<\/h4>\r\n

At present, patrol officers use pregnancy-style test strips for rapid drug screening. These tests can only indicate the general class of substance used, without identifying the specific drug or its concentration in the body. The results are often unreliable \u2013 depending on the test, false positives occur in 20\u201340% of cases. This means that even a completely sober person may fall under suspicion, have their journey interrupted, and be sent for forensic analysis.<\/p>\r\n

Then comes the wait. Although queues in Estonia are shorter than in many other countries, they can still extend for months. During this time, the person is unable to drive and remains in limbo. If the test result later proves negative, the police bear the cost; if positive, it is paid by the offender.<\/p>\r\n

The SafePas device makes testing significantly more accurate. \u201cIt measures not only the presence of a substance in the body but also the quantity \u2013 how much of the illegal substance is actually present in the saliva. A quantitative result also enables estimation of the time of use: if the level is high, the substance was taken recently; if low, it may be residue from several days earlier.\u201d Time is a crucial indicator for the police, as it helps determine whether a person should be sent for further analysis at all.<\/p>\r\n

SafePas does not replace laboratory testing but allows a large proportion of cases to be resolved on the spot \u2013 only new or complex substances would still require confirmatory analysis. This results in fewer false positives and unnecessary tests, and more broadly, significant time savings and a more efficient use of resources \u2013 for both the police and those being tested.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cIt measures not only the presence of a substance in the body but also the quantity \u2013 how much of the illegal substance is actually present in the saliva. A quantitative result also enables estimation of the time of use: if the level is high, the substance was taken recently; if low, it may be residue from several days earlier.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":16844},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"

Time as the most valuable resource<\/h4>\r\n

Mazina-\u0160inkar admitted that building a spin-off has not been easy. Looking back, she shared one key lesson: time is the most valuable resource. \u201cYou can\u2019t do everything at once \u2013 you have to decide what truly matters and move forward step by step.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

She acknowledged that in deep tech, progress inevitably takes time. On one hand, scientific validation is required; on the other, a functioning product and regulatory compliance \u2013 and these three elements rarely move in sync. According to Mazina-\u0160inkar, success in deep tech is only possible with patience and clearly defined priorities.<\/p>\r\n

What she found most nerve-racking was not the scientific or technological side, but the administrative burden that comes with establishing a spin-off \u2013 intellectual property agreements, documentation, negotiations, and waiting. \u201cThese processes can take years. The paperwork phase is difficult because, from the outside, it can seem as though nothing is happening.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Mazina-\u0160inkar admitted there were moments when she felt like giving up. \u201cBut then you realise that if you stop, no one else will carry the idea through to the end.\u201d She said it was precisely these moments that taught her perseverance and the ability to stand up for her ideas \u2013 a skill that is essential in entrepreneurship every single day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cYou can\u2019t do everything at once \u2013 you have to decide what truly matters and move forward step by step.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>","image":null,"align":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":16846},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"color","text":"

Comment. Andres Kirsing, Head of the Criminal Procedure Group at the Development Department of the Police and Border Guard Board<\/h4>\r\n

The joint project between Drug Hunter and TalTech first reached us in 2020. The scientists\u2019 aim was to develop a drug analyser capable of delivering laboratory-grade results, which could be used by the Estonian police to detect narcotic use and intoxication. Our role was to provide feedback to the project initiators and contribute development ideas, which is why we tested the devices in real-life scenarios.<\/p>\r\n

Active testing of the new tool took place from 2021 to the first half of 2022. We evaluated the device\u2019s effectiveness at major events in Estonia \u2013 such as festivals \u2013 as well as during traffic surveillance operations. The results of the Drug Hunter analyser were used in criminal proceedings for the first time in July 2022.<\/p>\r\n

At the end of the project, two Drug Hunter analysers were handed over to the Estonian police. These devices are far more convenient to use than rapid tests. Drug Hunter is based on capillary electrophoresis (CE) technology, which can detect the presence of narcotic substances in saliva samples in under five minutes.<\/p>\r\n

Unlike traditional methods \u2013 such as one-time indicator tools or saliva strip tests \u2013 which require complex laboratory analysis and often yield false positives, the new device is both simple and precise. Today\u2019s rapid tests simply cannot compare to this technology. People also tend to have greater confidence in technology-based solutions than in conventional strip tests.<\/p>\r\n

During one police operation, we tested a driver whose rapid test indicated cocaine use. Although he initially denied taking drugs, and under normal circumstances we would have had to take him to hospital for confirmation, we offered him a follow-up test using Drug Hunter. He agreed, and when the result once again came back positive, he admitted there was no point in arguing with the technology and confessed to using drugs. In this way, Drug Hunter significantly shortened the entire procedure. Moreover, at the end of the test, the device prints a summary listing the substances detected in the saliva, including drugs. This printout is immediately added to the evidence in the criminal case file.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Unlike traditional methods \u2013 such as one-time indicator tools or saliva strip tests \u2013 which require complex laboratory analysis and often yield false positives, the new device is both simple and precise. 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