Imagine if the answer was just a breath away. Pregnancy. Disease. Biological change. Detected instantly, non-invasively, wherever you are.
Agscent Breath is a proprietary method of breath collection and analysis that identifies specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to determine biological status in animals. Our technology can distinguish pregnant cows from non-pregnant cows from as early as day 18 post insemination, and detect VOC signatures associated with disease states, delivering accurate, non-invasive diagnostics at the point of care.
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Three streams of innovation built on a single transforming how livestock and human health is monitored through the science of breath.
Agscent Breath: Pregnancy
Agscent Breath Pregnancy is a non-invasive, portable device that detects early pregnancy in livestock through breath analysis. The technology measures volatile compounds naturally released in an animal's breath that correlate with reproductive status.
- Non-invasive breath-based detection — no blood, no rectal palpation
- Early detection from day 18 post insemination in cattle
- Portable, field-ready device for on-farm use
- Real-time point-of-care results
- Applicable to cattle, with research underway for sheep and pigs
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Agscent Breath: Livestock Disease
Agscent Breath is a revolutionary non-invasive diagnostic platform that uses breath analysis to detect diseases in livestock. The technology identifies specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in animals' breath that serve as biomarkers for various disease states to deliver rapid, accurate results at the point of care.
- VOC biomarker identification for disease states including bovine respiratory disease
- Non-invasive — no blood draws or disruptive sampling
- Rapid, field-deployable results for early intervention
- Platform expandable across multiple disease indications
Agscent Breath: Human applications
Building on the core VOC analysis platform developed for livestock, Agscent is exploring the application of breath-based diagnostics to human health. The same fundamental science identifying biomarker patterns in exhaled breath holds transformative potential for non-invasive human diagnostics.
- Extension of proven livestock VOC analysis technology
- Non-invasive, breath-based approach to human diagnostics
- Proof-of-concept stage exploring disease biomarker detection
- Potential for point-of-care human diagnostic applications
Each animal exhales thousands of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Agscent's sensor technology captures and analyses these compounds in real time, identifying chemical patterns associated with pregnancy, disease and other biological states. This approach eliminates the need for invasive testing or handling.
Our core technology is built to grow. Having demonstrated VOC-based pregnancy detection in cattle, we are now actively expanding our research pipeline across additional species and disease applications.